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Updated 2026-09-16
County water report

Chilton County Water Quality

Chilton County, Alabama: one city report built from EPA and utility records. A county has many suppliers; each city shows the system that serves it.

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Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)CLANTON, THE WW & SB OF THE CITY OF4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA28 ng/L
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)CLANTON, THE WW & SB OF THE CITY OF4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA26 ng/L
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)CLANTON, THE WW & SB OF THE CITY OF10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA3.3 ng/L
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)CLANTON, THE WW & SB OF THE CITY OF2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPA85 ng/L
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)CLANTON, THE WW & SB OF THE CITY OF400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) · Michigan EGLE19 ng/L
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)CLANTON, THE WW & SB OF THE CITY OFNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency13 ng/L
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)CLANTON, THE WW & SB OF THE CITY OFNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency6.8 ng/L
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)CLANTON, THE WW & SB OF THE CITY OFNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency31 ng/L
23 substances tested, none detected in this systemShow

Tested in this system: CLANTON, THE WW & SB OF THE CITY OF

  • 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)
  • 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
  • 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
  • Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
  • Lead (90th percentile)
  • Lithium
  • N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
  • N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
  • Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
  • Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
  • Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
  • Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
  • Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
  • Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
  • Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
  • Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
  • Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
  • Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
  • Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
  • Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
1 city

Cities ranked by the records

Showing 1 of 1 cities · scores are system-level, not tap tests

Ranked by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, highest first. Scores belong to water systems; there is no county score. The score is computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record, so this ranks the record, not which city's water is safest. How the score works.

PFAS in Chilton County1 of 1 city reports a regulated PFAS above the federal limit
  1. Clanton28 ng/L
4.0 ng/L federal MCL · PFOS, ng/LPFAS in Alabama
Lead

0of 1 city above the 15 µg/L action level

Based on each system's 90th-percentile result. Lead from household plumbing isn't in this record.

Lead in Alabama
Who supplies the county

Largest water systems

  1. ClantonCLANTON, THE WW & SB OF THE CITY OF · AL0000213
    13,500 served
Questions

Frequently asked

How does Chilton County tap water compare across cities?

PurityMap ranks 1 city in Chilton County by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record. Scores belong to water systems, not to cities. The highest published score is Clanton's main water system: CLANTON, THE WW & SB OF THE CITY OF · PWSID AL0000213 · Purity Score 57 (Fair) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level. The ranking compares the records, not which city's water is safest, and your own tap can differ with household plumbing.

How many Chilton County cities have PFAS above the federal limit?

1 city of 1 had at least one regulated PFAS (PFOA, PFOS or PFHxS) measured above the 2024 federal limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing, including Clanton (PFOS 28 ng/L). PFAS were detected at any level in 1.

Is there lead in Chilton County tap water?

Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 0 of 1 Chilton County cities reported a value above zero, and none was above the 15 µg/L federal action level. Lead usually comes from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink.

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