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Water system · PWSID AL0000035

FAIRHOPE, CITY OF

FAIRHOPE, AL · ~59,850 people served

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48
Fair
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

AL0000035

State

Alabama

City

FAIRHOPE

Population served

59,850

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

▼ 52 points — the score moved from 100 to 48 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 48

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Sep 2025). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

15 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 3.8×

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

5.7 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.4×

Violations & enforcement

138

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

0

Health-based

25

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jun 2025. Official EPA record →

Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2021 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2036 began Jan 2020 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2010 began Jan 2020 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2031 began Jan 2020 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2034 began Jan 2020 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2035 began Jan 2020 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2032 began Jan 2020 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2005 began Jan 2020 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2015 began Jan 2020 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2020 began Jan 2020 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2033 began Jan 2020 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2037 began Jan 2020 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Jun 2025
  • State action · SOX Jan 2024
  • State action · SIF Jan 2024
  • State action · SIE Jan 2023
  • State action · SIA Jan 2023
  • State action · SOX Jan 2021
  • State action · SIA Jan 2021
  • State action · SIF Jul 2011

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Manganese

3 stations · latest Sep 2024

0.0685 · max 0.144 mg/L · 30

Copper

2 stations · latest Sep 2024

5.97 · max 18.2 ug/L · 18

Arsenic

2 stations · latest Sep 2024

2.05 · max 3.71 ug/L · 14

Atrazine

1 station · latest May 2023

0.223 · max 0.223 ug/L · 1

Lead

1 station · latest Jul 2024

0.552 · max 0.552 ug/L · 1

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system AL0000035 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.