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Water system · PWSID AL0000738

CENTRAL ALABAMA WATER SYSTEM

BIRMINGHAM, AL · ~585,000 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

AL0000738

State

Alabama

City

BIRMINGHAM

Population served

585,000

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

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

PFHxA

7.9 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBA

6.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

6:2 FTS

5.8 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

3.2 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

3.2 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

4

Violations on record

1

Unaddressed

0

Health-based

13

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jul 2024. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Oct 2023 Unaddressed
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Oct 2016 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0800 began Apr 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began May 2009 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIF Jul 2024
  • State action · SIA Jan 2024
  • State action · SIE Jan 2024
  • State action · SOX Oct 2019
  • State action · SFJ Oct 2018
  • State action · SIF Jun 2015
  • State action · SIE Jun 2014
  • State action · SOX Jun 2014

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

15 stations · latest Jun 2025

0.026 · max 0.246 mg/L · 113

Arsenic

10 stations · latest Jun 2025

0.7 · max 2.17 ug/L · 42

Copper

13 stations · latest Jun 2025

1.3 · max 5.02 ug/L · 30

Lead

4 stations · latest Jul 2024

1.48 · max 5.46 ug/L · 6

Atrazine

1 station · latest Jul 2023

0.263 · max 0.476 ug/L · 2

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 AL0000738 — 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.