Is SOUTHSIDE WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
Alabama · PWSID AL0000591 · Ground water
Population served
12,327
Cities served
SOUTHSIDE
State / jurisdiction
Alabama (AL)
PWSID
AL0000591
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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.
27 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
50.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFPeA
25.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxA
14.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOAregulated
14.0
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFBA
13.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOSregulated
8.1
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFHpA
4.5
—
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 27 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 SOUTHSIDE WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR SOUTHSIDE WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
WHY THIS FOR SOUTHSIDE WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD · Chosen for SOUTHSIDE WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD because PFAS was detected at 50 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 27 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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