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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
Baldwin County · PWSID AL0000038
Gulf Shores Utilities (Utilities Board of the City of Gulf Shores) serves about 40,947 people across Gulf Shores, Bon Secour. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,2,3-Trichloropropane | 0.00467 ppb | 0.0007 ppb | No Legal Limit |
| Chromium (hexavalent) | 0.0760 ppb | 0.02 ppb | No Legal Limit |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 2.42 ppb | 0.1 ppb | 60 ppb |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA9) | 2.51 ppb | 0.06 ppb | No Legal Limit |
| Nitrate | 0.299 ppm | 0.14 ppm | 10 ppm |
| Nitrate and nitrite | 0.332 ppm | 0.14 ppm | 10 ppm |
| Radium, combined (-226 and -228) | 0.53 pCi/L | 0.05 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L |
| Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) | 6.34 ppb | 0.15 ppb | 80 ppb |
Source: EWG Tap Water Database for PWSID AL0000038. View the full report
No violations of any kind on file with the EPA.
Source: EPA SDWIS, PWSID AL0000038. 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.