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Water system · PWSID AL0001157

HELENA, THE UB OF THE CITY OF

HELENA, AL · ~21,300 people served

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77
Good
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

AL0001157

State

Alabama

City

HELENA

Population served

21,300

Primary source

SWP

Score history

▼ 23 points — the score moved from 100 to 77 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 77

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 Sep 2025). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

5 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.3×

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

4 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Near EPA limit

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

5.3 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Near EPA limit

Lithium

9,900 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

7 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

5 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

3.9 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

No violations are on record for this system in EPA’s SDWIS/ECHO data.

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 Jun 2025

0.038 · max 0.078 mg/L · 16

Copper

2 stations · latest Jun 2025

0.902 · max 1.55 ug/L · 10

Arsenic

2 stations · latest Jun 2025

0.538 · max 0.926 ug/L · 8

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 AL0001157 — 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.