Is LIMESTONE COUNTY WATER & SEWER AUTH. Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
Alabama · PWSID AL0000833 · Surface water
Population served
90,900
Cities served
ATHENS
State / jurisdiction
Alabama (AL)
PWSID
AL0000833
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TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 0/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
139 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
24.9
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFBS
12.4
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOSregulated
11.1
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFOAregulated
8.7
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFHxA
7.5
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFPeA
7.2
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxSregulated
6.8
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 139 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.
Based on LIMESTONE COUNTY WATER & SEWER AUTH.'s monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR LIMESTONE COUNTY WATER & SEWER AUTH.
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
WHY THIS FOR LIMESTONE COUNTY WATER & SEWER AUTH. · Chosen for LIMESTONE COUNTY WATER & SEWER AUTH. because PFAS was detected at 24.9 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 139 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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