Water Quality: Fort Deposit, AL

1 water system • 2,250 people served

Some Concerns
1
Total Violations
1
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
2,250
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Fort Deposit is served by 1 public water system with a combined service population of 2,250 people, and has 1 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violation on record. Critically, 1 of those are health-based violation, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Fort Deposit's violation count is 97% below the national average for Alabama. Contaminants associated with violations include Lead.

Contaminants Found

Lead

Causes neurological damage, developmental delays in children, and kidney damage in adults even at low exposure levels.

Common source: Old plumbing pipes, lead solder, brass fixtures

EPA limit: Action Level: 0.015 mg/L (15 ppb)

Water Systems Serving Fort Deposit

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
FORT DEPOSIT WATER & SEWER BOARD AL0000846 Groundwater 2,250 1

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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