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Water system · PWSID AL0000820

SMITHS WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY

SMITHS STATION, AL · ~31,695 people served

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59
Fair
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

AL0000820

State

Alabama

City

SMITHS STATION

Population served

31,695

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

▼ 41 points — the score moved from 100 to 59 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 59

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

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

6.3 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.6×

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

5.7 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.4×

PFPeA

6.2 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

5.7 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

4.4 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

15

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

0

Health-based

8

Enforcement actions

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

Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Arsenic began Jan 2022 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Barium began Jan 2022 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Cadmium began Jan 2022 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Chromium (total) began Jan 2022 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Cyanide began Jan 2022 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Fluoride began Jan 2022 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Selenium began Jan 2022 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1036 began Jan 2022 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrite began Jan 2022 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Beryllium began Jan 2022 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1075 began Jan 2022 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Jun 2023
  • State action · SIF May 2023
  • State action · SIE Mar 2023
  • State action · SIA Mar 2023
  • State action · SOX Jan 2023
  • State action · SIA Jan 2023
  • State action · SIF Aug 2005
  • State action · SIE Jul 2005

This profile is built from EPA public records for system AL0000820 — 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.