CHEROKEE WATER & GAS DEPARTMENT

CHEROKEE, AL · ~1,992 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

AL0000311

State

Alabama

City

CHEROKEE

Population served

1,992

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

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

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

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Feb 2022. Official EPA record →

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Oct 2021 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Oct 2019 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Oct 2019 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Oct 2015 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Oct 2014 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jul 2009 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · EPA contaminant 2946 health-based began Oct 1993 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · EPA contaminant 2946 health-based began Jul 1993 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · EPA contaminant 2946 health-based began Apr 1993 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SOX Feb 2022
State action · SIF Jan 2022
State action · SIA Dec 2021
State action · SIE Dec 2021
State action · SIA Jan 2021
State action · SOX Oct 2020
State action · SIA Oct 2020
State action · SOX Jan 2020

This profile is built from EPA public records for system AL0000311 — 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.