Is HIGHLAND WATER AUTHORITY Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
Alabama · PWSID AL0000580 · Surface water
Population served
3,963
Cities served
GADSDEN
State / jurisdiction
Alabama (AL)
PWSID
AL0000580
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 0/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
98 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS above EPA MCL (UCMR5 regulated compounds)
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CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
PFBS
134.3
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFPeA
50.8
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxA
30.9
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOSregulated
27.8
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFOAregulated
26.7
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFBA
17.6
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHpA
11.6
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxSregulated
3.1
10 ppt
Within / n/a
MCL exceedance
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 98 violation-related records with this system in the same reporting quarter as the utility snapshot used on WaterCheckup. This is not a complete historical docket — see ECHO and SDWIS for full compliance context.
WHY THIS FOR HIGHLAND WATER AUTHORITY · Chosen for HIGHLAND WATER AUTHORITY because PFAS was detected at 134.3 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 98 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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