Is HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES WATER DEPT. Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
Alabama · PWSID AL0000882 · Surface water
Population served
310,107
Cities served
HUNTSVILLE
State / jurisdiction
Alabama (AL)
PWSID
AL0000882
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 24/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
1 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
PFBA
11.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOSregulated
9.0
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFBS
6.2
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFPeA
5.3
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOAregulated
4.7
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFHxA
4.4
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 1 violation-related record 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.
Based on HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES WATER DEPT.'s monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES WATER DEPT.
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
#1
Clearly Filtered 3.5L Pitcher
BEST FOR PFAS & LEAD
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WHY THIS FOR HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES WATER DEPT. · Chosen for HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES WATER DEPT. because PFAS was detected at 11 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 1 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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