Mobile County · Dauphin Island, AL
Water Testing in Dauphin Island, AL
The utility serving Dauphin Island had 3 contaminants above EWG health guidelines, the fewest in our service area. (EWG Tap Water Database)
Dauphin Island Water & Sewer Authority is the public system here. For Dauphin Island, the ones worth naming are Bromodichloromethane at 0.530 ppb against an EWG guideline of 0.06 ppb; Dibromochloromethane at 0.845 ppb against an EWG guideline of 0.1 ppb; Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) at 2.70 ppb against an EWG guideline of 0.15 ppb. Those are exceedances of EWG's health guidelines, which are stricter than the federal legal limits — and worth treating at the tap. Our free in-home screen reads hardness, chlorine, and total dissolved solids on the spot; for compounds like these, the utility's annual report or an independent state-certified lab is the confirming source.
Water here comes from Dauphin Island Water & Sewer Authority, which serves about 5,802 people across 1,942 service connections.
The regulatory record for Dauphin Island Water & Sewer Authority is public: EPA ECHO currently lists it as In Compliance, with 0 formal enforcement actions in the past five years.
Dauphin Island sits about 33.9 miles from our base in Spanish Fort. The drive crosses Mobile Bay, so plan on longer than the map distance suggests.
The Dauphin Island water picture
Barrier-island wells live with the constant possibility of chloride/sodium intrusion; whole-house pre-filtration plus dedicated RO at the kitchen tap is the island standard. Subtropical maritime — constant salt-laden humidity year-round, extreme hurricane exposure. Around Dauphin Island, the reference points are the Gordon Persons Bridge, Mobile Bay and Mississippi Sound.
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