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Water utility · Tallassee · Alabama

Tallassee Water Works

No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016.

Serves about 7,512 people (2,504 connections) with surface water from its own intake.

  • PWSID AL0000548
  • EPA registered name: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS
  • EPA record checked May 18, 2026
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Mailing address
3 Freeman Ave.
TALLASSEE, AL 36078
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EPA compliance record

What EPA's record shows

No health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

  • Lead: the 90th-percentile result in the latest lead and copper round (the round ending December 31, 2025) was not detected. The federal action level is 15 µg/L, a trigger for more treatment steps, not a legal limit.
  • Missed or late tests or reports: 8 in 10 years.
  • EPA lists 7 enforcement actions in 10 years; the latest on July 23, 2024.
Lab results EPA required (UCMR 5)

1 of 30 contaminants detected in EPA testing

EPA required this system to test for 30 unregulated and emerging contaminants, from March 2024 to December 2024.

  • Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)Above a historical reference; current applicability unverified
    4 ng/L federal MCL
    4.9ng/L
Results as a table30 results with limit, status, sample date and source
EPA-required lab results (UCMR 5) for Tallassee Water Works (PWSID AL0000548), Alabama
ContaminantResultLimitStatusSampledSource
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)4.9 ng/L4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Above a historical reference; current applicability unverified2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)< 2 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)< 5 ng/L10 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
Lithium< 9 µg/L10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limitNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-04 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)< 6 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)< 20 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)< 4 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)< 3 ng/L2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limitNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)< 3 ng/L10 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)< 3 ng/L400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state)Not detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)< 4 ng/L10 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)< 4 ng/L4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)< 4 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)< 8 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)< 7 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)< 2 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2024-03-25 to 2024-12-02UCMR5 Analytical Results: TALLASSEE WATER WORKS (AL0000548)
Not detected (29)
  • 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
  • 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
  • 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
  • Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
  • N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
  • Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
  • N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
  • Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)
  • Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)
  • Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
  • Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
  • Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
  • Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
  • Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
  • Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)
  • Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)
  • Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
  • Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
  • Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
  • Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
  • Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)
  • Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
  • Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
  • Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
  • Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
  • Lithium
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Where does Tallassee Water Works get its water?

According to EPA's record, Tallassee Water Works uses surface water from its own intake.

Does Tallassee Water Works have any EPA violations?

No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016. EPA also lists 8 missed or late tests or reports in 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

What is Tallassee Water Works's latest lead result?

Lead was not detected at the 90th percentile of tap samples in Tallassee Water Works's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2025. The federal action level is 15 µg/L.

Who do I contact about my Tallassee Water Works water bill?

PurityMap has no verified website for Tallassee Water Works. Its mailing address on EPA record is 3 Freeman Ave., TALLASSEE, AL 36078. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.