Mobile County · Theodore, AL
Water Testing in Theodore, AL
Mobile Area Water and Sewer System is the public system here, and the EWG Tap Water Database lists 12 contaminants above its health guidelines. For Theodore, the ones worth naming are Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) at 1.21 ppt against an EWG guideline of 0.09 ppt; Radium, combined (-226 and -228) at 0.32 pCi/L against an EWG guideline of 0.05 pCi/L; Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) at 45.5 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.
Across Mobile County, USGS sampling of 42 groundwater sites finds 70% of sampled sites exceed the secondary standard for iron, median hardness runs about 1.9 grains per gallon, median pH sits at 6.69. That is county-wide data, not a reading from any one property — a well on your lot can differ from the one next door.
Theodore sits about 18.7 miles from our base in Spanish Fort. The drive crosses Mobile Bay, so plan on longer than the map distance suggests.
The Theodore water picture
Mix of MAWSS service near I-10 and Mobile County Water, Sewer & Fire Protection Authority districts further south. Private wells exist on the rural edges — Auburn Extension and ADPH recommend annual coliform/nitrate testing for those. Coastal-influenced humid subtropical; downwind of the industrial canal, so neighborhood-level water and air sensitivity is common. Around Theodore, the reference points are Bellingrath Gardens, Hamilton Boulevard and I-10.
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