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Water system · PWSID AL0000783

FLORENCE WATER DEPARTMENT, CITY OF

FLORENCE, AL · ~77,766 people served

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PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

AL0000783

State

Alabama

City

FLORENCE

Population served

77,766

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

▼ 66 points — the score moved from 100 to 34 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 34

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

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

17 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 4.3×

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

9.7 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 2.4×

PFBA

7.2 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

4.4 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

3.2 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

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

Monitoring & reporting · Chlorite began Jul 2025 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2051 began Jan 2020 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Chlorite began Jul 2000 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2031 began Jul 2000 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SOX Nov 2025
State action · SIA Nov 2025
State action · SOX Apr 2023
State action · SIA Apr 2023
State action · SIF Nov 2000
State action · SOX Nov 2000
State action · SIA Oct 2000
State action · SO6 Sep 1985

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

4 stations · latest Oct 2023

0.009 · max 0.288 mg/L · 23

Arsenic

1 station · latest Jul 2023

0.648 · max 0.768 ug/L · 2

Copper

2 stations · latest Jul 2023

1.02 · max 1.19 ug/L · 2

Lead

2 stations · latest Jul 2023

1.16 · max 1.23 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 AL0000783 — 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.