Macon County Water Quality

Name: Macon County Water Quality Data (2026)
Creator: PurityMap
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Macon 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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Across the county's systems

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.

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)TUSKEGEE, UTILITIES BOARD OF THE CITY OF4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA5.5 ng/L

TUSKEGEE, UTILITIES BOARD OF THE CITY OF5.5 ng/LSample date: 2025-02-26 to 2025-12-02

Lead (90th percentile)TUSKEGEE, UTILITIES BOARD OF THE CITY OF15 µg/L federal action level · US EPA2.8 µg/L

TUSKEGEE, UTILITIES BOARD OF THE CITY OF2.8 µg/LMonitoring period: 2023–2025

Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)TUSKEGEE, UTILITIES BOARD OF THE CITY OFNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency3.5 ng/L

TUSKEGEE, UTILITIES BOARD OF THE CITY OF3.5 ng/LSample date: 2025-02-26 to 2025-12-02

28 substances tested, none detected in this systemShow

Tested in this system: TUSKEGEE, UTILITIES BOARD 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)
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)
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)
Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)

1 city

Cities ranked by the records

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TuskegeeTUSKEGEE, UTILITIES BOARD OF THE CITY OF
PFAS above limitLead below action level
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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 Macon County1 of 1 city reports a regulated PFAS above the federal limit

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

TuskegeeTUSKEGEE, UTILITIES BOARD OF THE CITY OF · AL0000870
12,900 served

Questions

Frequently asked

How does Macon County tap water compare across cities?

PurityMap ranks 1 city in Macon 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 Tuskegee's main water system: TUSKEGEE, UTILITIES BOARD OF THE CITY OF · PWSID AL0000870 · Purity Score 64 (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 Macon 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 Tuskegee (PFOA 5.5 ng/L). PFAS were detected at any level in 1.

Is there lead in Macon County tap water?

Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 1 of 1 Macon 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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