Community Water System (CWS) · AL0001148
Surface Water · serves an estimated 40,986 people · across Alabaster
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21 ng/L · sampled 2024
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src-ucmr5-2024 · released 2026-01-15
The original published file, referenced from the source record.
Detected at up to 21.0 ng/L (above the 4.0 ng/L federal limit).
Why it matters. Studies associate PFOA exposure with effects on the immune system, cholesterol, liver, and developmental outcomes, and with certain cancers. Because it accumulates, the EPA has set the enforceable limit near the lowest reliably measurable level.
What you can do. Relevant treatment: Reverse osmosis, Activated carbon (GAC), Anion exchange.
Understand Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) →| Substance | Result | Reference | Sampled | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 21 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | 2024 | Above guideline | View evidence |
| Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) | 19 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | 2024 | Above guideline | View evidence |
| Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS) | 3.4 ng/L | 10.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | 2024 | Below limit | View evidence |
| Lead (90th percentile) | 1.1 µg/L | 15 µg/L federal action level | 2021-2023 | Below limit | View evidence |
A federal limit (an MCL or action level) is an enforceable legal cap. A health goal (an MCLG or health benchmark) is a non-enforceable target, often stricter, sometimes zero. A system meeting the legal limit is a compliance fact; it is not a guarantee of no health concern. PurityMap publishes no overall compliance verdict for a system; read each finding against its own reference below.
ALABASTER WATER DEPARTMENT, CITY OF (PWS ID AL0001148) is a public water system serving 40,986 people in Alabaster, Alabama.
ALABASTER WATER DEPARTMENT, CITY OF is on record as drawing from surface water. The source shapes which contaminants matter most for this system.
PurityMap's record for ALABASTER WATER DEPARTMENT, CITY OF shows 2 findings measured above a benchmark and 2 within benchmark, from 4 evidence records. Every finding links to its source; a substance that was never monitored is shown as pending, not as a pass.
PurityMap does not issue a safety verdict. It publishes ALABASTER WATER DEPARTMENT, CITY OF's measured results against each contaminant's benchmark so you can read them in context. Safety depends on the specific finding, your plumbing, and how the water reaches your tap.
The latest published record for ALABASTER WATER DEPARTMENT, CITY OF is dated 2026-09-16. Utilities report on regulatory cycles, so results reflect the monitoring period rather than a live reading.