Etowah County tap water
5 of 12 water systems serving Etowah County with full PFAS testing averaged above a 2024 federal PFAS level at one or more sampling points.
- 17 community water systems list this county as served; 11 serve 3,300+ people with full PFAS testing.
- 1 had a health-based violation since 2021-10-26.
Largest systems serving this county
| System | Source | People served (whole system) | PFAS above a 2024 level? | Violations since 2021-10-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadsden, the Wwsb of the City of | Surface water | 44,637 | Yes | 0 |
| Rainbow City, the Utilities Board of | Purchased groundwater | 12,633 | No | 0 |
| Southside Water Works and Sewer Board | Groundwater | 12,327 | Yes | 0 |
| Attalla Water Works Board | Groundwater under surface influence | 8,403 | No | 0 |
| West Etowah Water & Fire Pro Authority | Purchased surface water | 6,900 | Yes | 1 |
| Glencoe Water Works Board | Groundwater | 6,465 | No | 0 |
| Fords Valley & Hwy 278 Water | Purchased groundwater | 5,760 | No | 0 |
| Hokes Bluff Water Board | Groundwater | 5,536 | No | 0 |
| Sardis City Water Board | Purchased surface water | 5,463 | No | 0 |
| Northeast Etowah County Water Co-Op | Purchased surface water | 4,380 | Yes | 0 |
| Highland Water Authority | Purchased surface water | 4,014 | Yes | 0 |
Which one is yours? A county usually has several utilities. Your bill or your utility's annual water-quality report names yours. Population is for the whole system, which can cross county lines.
Not medical or legal advice. UCMR 5 results are screening data, not compliance determinations.
Sources and freshness
Public-water-system facts, violations and lead/copper results: EPA ECHO SDWA download (SDWIS snapshot 2026-10-13). PFAS and lithium results: EPA UCMR 5 final data (sampling 2023–2025). Both are U.S. government works, downloaded 2026-10-26. Numbers are computed by the published method; the same fields are in the open data files.