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Serving Mobile + Baldwin County, AL
Free in-home water test · results while we're there
Serving Mobile + Baldwin County, AL
Free in-home water test · results while we're there
Mobile County · PWSID AL0000957
Bayou La Batre Utilities Board serves about 8,100 people across Bayou La Batre. Below is what the EPA and the Environmental Working Group publish about it — the readings, the compliance record, and what each one means for the water coming out of your tap.
The readings below are system-wide averages. A free in-home test tells you what is coming out of your own faucet — no cost, no obligation.
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Every one of these is legal. Federal legal limits were mostly set decades ago; the EWG health guideline reflects more recent research on long-term exposure. The gap between the two columns is the point.
| Contaminant | Found | Health guideline | Legal limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bromodichloromethane | 0.613 ppb | 0.06 ppb | No Legal Limit |
| Dibromochloromethane | 0.509 ppb | 0.1 ppb | No Legal Limit |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 0.925 ppb | 0.1 ppb | 60 ppb |
| Radium, combined (-226 and -228) | 0.43 pCi/L | 0.05 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L |
| Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) | 3.73 ppb | 0.15 ppb | 80 ppb |
Source: EWG Tap Water Database for PWSID AL0000957. View the full report
65 violation records on file between 2010 and 2025, and none of them are health-based — every one is a monitoring or reporting failure, meaning a required sample or report was late rather than a limit being exceeded.
That distinction matters more than the headline number. A monitoring-and-reporting violation means a required sample or report was late. A health-based violation means a limit was actually exceeded. Most published “violation counts” blend the two, which makes a diligent utility with sloppy paperwork look identical to one with a water-quality problem. 6 of these have no return-to-compliance date on file.
Source: EPA SDWIS, PWSID AL0000957. Look it up yourself
Most of what shows up on this system is disinfection by-product — the trade-off for water that arrives safe from bacteria. It is straightforward to remove at the point of use.
We read hardness, chlorine, pH and TDS in your kitchen and explain what the numbers mean. No charge, and no obligation to buy anything.