FORT PAYNE, THE WW BD OF THE CITY OF

FORT PAYNE, AL · ~25,107 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

AL0000509

State

Alabama

City

FORT PAYNE

Population served

25,107

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 Jan 2024. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2051 began Jan 2020 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Feb 2018 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Feb 2018 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Nov 2017 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Nov 2017 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Aug 2017 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Aug 2017 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began May 2017 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began May 2017 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Arsenic began Sep 1985 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Barium began Sep 1985 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Sep 1985 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SOX Jan 2024
State action · SIF Jan 2024
State action · SIE Apr 2023
State action · SIA Apr 2023
State action · SOX Sep 2018
State action · SOX Jun 2018
State action · SIF May 2018
State action · SOX Mar 2018

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

Nitrate

1 station · latest Sep 2022

0.45 · max 1.4 mg/L · 27

Manganese

1 station · latest Sep 2025

0.05 · max 0.379 mg/L · 8

Arsenic

1 station · latest Jul 2025

0.43 · max 0.43 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 AL0000509 — 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.