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Mobile County · PWSID AL0001021
Saraland Water and Sewer Service serves about 13,827 people across Saraland. 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.
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10 contaminants are reported above EWG health guidelines in Saraland Water and Sewer water: Chromium (hexavalent), Haloacetic acids (HAA5), Haloacetic acids (HAA9), and more in the table below.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chromium (hexavalent) | 1.16 ppb | 0.02 ppb | No Legal Limit |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 0.229 ppb | 0.1 ppb | 60 ppb |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA9) | 0.379 ppb | 0.06 ppb | No Legal Limit |
| Nitrate | 0.462 ppm | 0.14 ppm | 10 ppm |
| Nitrate and nitrite | 0.540 ppm | 0.14 ppm | 10 ppm |
| Perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHXS) | 6.63 ppt | 0.001 ppt | 10 ppt |
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | 4.85 ppt | 0.006 ppt | 10 ppt |
| Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) | 14.1 ppt | 0.3 ppt | Proposed Legal Limit: 4 ppt |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 6.69 ppt | 0.09 ppt | Proposed Legal Limit: 4 ppt |
| Radium, combined (-226 and -228) | 0.54 pCi/L | 0.05 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L |
Source: EWG Tap Water Database for PWSID AL0001021. View the full report
55 violation records on file between 2019 and 2023, 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. 29 of these have no return-to-compliance date on file.
Source: EPA SDWIS, PWSID AL0001021. 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.
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