No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016.
Serves about 5,616 people (1,872 connections) with groundwater bought from Hokes Bluff Water Board.
From EPA's record for AL0000575. PurityMap is independent of Fords Valley & Hwy 278 Water.
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No health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
EPA required this system to test for 30 unregulated and emerging contaminants, from January 2024 to September 2024.
| Contaminant | Result | Limit | Status | Sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals) | < 5 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| Lithium | < 9 µg/L | 10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-07-10 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-08-13 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | < 6 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-08-13 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | < 20 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | < 3 ng/L | 2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | < 3 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | < 3 ng/L | 400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | < 4 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA) | < 8 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-08-13 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | < 7 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-08-13 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-09 to 2024-09-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORDS VALLEY & HWY 278 WATER (AL0000575) |
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Lead, read as one of three ranges: 0–4, 5–15 or 15+ ppb
Turnaround: 5 minutes
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ETR Laboratories
50+ substances, including lead, copper, arsenic, nitrate, hardness and coliform bacteria
Environmental Testing and Research Laboratories (ETR Labs), Leominster, MA · ISO/IEC 17025:2017, ANAB certificate AT-2638 · 2–4 business days after the lab receives it
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Follow this water →According to EPA's record, Fords Valley & Hwy 278 Water uses groundwater bought from Hokes Bluff Water Board.
No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
Lead was not detected at the 90th percentile of tap samples in Fords Valley & Hwy 278 Water's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2025. The federal action level is 15 µg/L.
PurityMap has no verified website for Fords Valley & Hwy 278 Water. Its mailing address on EPA record is 9529 U.S. HWY. 278 E., PIEDMONT, AL 36272. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.