Covington County Water Quality: 2 Cities Ranked by the Records

Name: Covington County Water Quality Data (2026)
Creator: PurityMap
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Covington County, Alabama: 2 city reports built from EPA and utility records. A county has many suppliers; each city shows the system that serves it.

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Highest result for each contaminant

One row per contaminant: the highest result any system in the county reported, against its limit. Open a row for the systems behind it.

LithiumDetected in 2 systems10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPAHighest37.8 µg/L

ANDALUSIA, UTILITIES BOARD OF37.8 µg/LSample date: 2023-09-20 to 2024-03-18
OPP UTILITIES BOARD12 µg/LSample date: 2024-01-10 to 2024-07-10

Lead (90th percentile)Detected in 2 systems15 µg/L federal action level · US EPAHighest2.9 µg/L

ANDALUSIA, UTILITIES BOARD OF2.9 µg/LMonitoring period: 2023–2025
OPP UTILITIES BOARD2.4 µg/LMonitoring period: 2021–2023

1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)Detected in 1 system of 2 testedNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyHighest5 ng/L

ANDALUSIA, UTILITIES BOARD OF5 ng/LSample date: 2023-09-20 to 2024-04-23
OPP UTILITIES BOARDNot detected · below 5.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-01-10 to 2025-01-29

28 PFAS tested, none detected in any systemShow

Tested in these 2 systems: ANDALUSIA, UTILITIES BOARD OF, OPP UTILITIES BOARD

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)
4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
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)
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)
Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)
Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)
Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)

2 cities

Cities ranked by the records

1
AndalusiaANDALUSIA, UTILITIES BOARD OF
PFAS detected, within limitLead below action level
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2
OppOPP UTILITIES BOARD
No PFAS detectedLead below action level
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Showing 2 of 2 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 Covington CountyPFAS detected in 1 of 2 cities; none above a federal limit

4.0 ng/L federal MCL · PFOS, ng/LPFAS in Alabama

Lead

0of 2 cities 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

AndalusiaANDALUSIA, UTILITIES BOARD OF · AL0000356
15,251 served
OppOPP UTILITIES BOARD · AL0000375
10,266 served

Questions

Frequently asked

How does Covington County tap water compare across cities?

PurityMap ranks 2 cities in Covington 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 Andalusia's main water system: ANDALUSIA, UTILITIES BOARD OF · PWSID AL0000356 · Purity Score 97 (Excellent) · 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 Covington County cities have PFAS above the federal limit?

None of the 2 Covington County cities on record had a regulated PFAS above the 2024 federal limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing. PFAS were detected below the limit in 1.

Is there lead in Covington County tap water?

Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 2 of 2 Covington 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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