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Water system · PWSID AL0000737

BESSEMER WATER SERVICE

BESSEMER, AL · ~86,091 people served

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Good

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

AL0000737

State

Alabama

City

BESSEMER

Population served

86,091

Primary source

SWP

Score history

▼ 20 points — the score moved from 100 to 80 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 80

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 Dec 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

5.9 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.5×

Lithium

9,480 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBA

6 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

4.2 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

3.6 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

3.4 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

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

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2024 Unaddressed

Reporting · EPA contaminant 5200 began Oct 2024 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jul 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jul 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2012 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIA Aug 2025
State action · SIA Dec 2024
State action · SIE Dec 2024
State action · SOX Oct 2024
State action · SIA Oct 2022
State action · SOX Oct 2022
State action · SOX Apr 2012
State action · SIA Apr 2012

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 2023

0.031 · max 0.456 mg/L · 22

Arsenic

3 stations · latest Sep 2023

0.941 · max 4.17 ug/L · 18

Copper

3 stations · latest Sep 2023

1.26 · max 11 ug/L · 14

Atrazine

2 stations · latest May 2023

0.12 · max 0.36 ug/L · 3

Lead

1 station · latest Aug 2021

33.8 · max 33.8 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 AL0000737 — 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.