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IRONDALE WATER SYSTEM

IRONDALE, AL · ~10,098 people served

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Fair

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

AL0000751

State

Alabama

City

IRONDALE

Population served

10,098

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

▼ 53 points — the score moved from 100 to 47 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 47

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 Oct 2023). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

59 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 14.8×

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

5.1 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.3×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

7.9 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Near EPA limit

PFPeA

8.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

5.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

3.5 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jun 2023. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2020 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2380 began Jan 2004 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2955 began Jan 2004 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2964 began Jan 2004 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2968 began Jan 2004 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2969 began Jan 2004 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2976 began Jan 2004 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2977 began Jan 2004 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2979 began Jan 2004 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2980 began Jan 2004 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2981 began Jan 2004 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2378 began Jan 2004 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIF Jun 2023
State action · SOX Jun 2023
State action · SIE Jan 2023
State action · SIA Jan 2023
State action · SOX Jul 2004
State action · SIA May 2004
EPA/federal action · EID Jun 1998
State action · SIF Jul 1990

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

2 stations · latest Dec 2020

0.028 · max 0.121 mg/L · 11

Arsenic

2 stations · latest Oct 2020

1.05 · max 1.24 ug/L · 8

Copper

2 stations · latest Dec 2020

1.45 · max 2.05 ug/L · 6

Lead

2 stations · latest Aug 2020

1.48 · max 1.91 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 AL0000751 — 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.