Water Utility

Fords Valley and Highway 278 Water

Location Piedmont, Alabama,
AL
Serves 5,616
Source Purchased groundwater
PWS ID AL0000575

Overview

Contaminants Detected

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.6 ppb Legal Limit: 60 ppb
6x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Radium, combined (-226 and -228)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.3 ppb Legal Limit: 5 ppb
6x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.05 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 1.2 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
8x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb
This Utility: 1.47 ppb Legal Limit: 5 ppb
3.7x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.4 ppb
This Utility: 120 ppb Legal Limit: 2000 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
700 ppb

Nitrate

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.113 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppm
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppm

Find a Filter

See which water filtration technologies are effective at reducing the contaminants detected in this utility's water supply.

Carbon Filters
Filters 3 contaminants exceeding guidelines

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Lower upfront cost
  • Reduced maintenance
Cons
  • Does not remove all contaminants
Reverse Osmosis
Filters 4 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+2 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Most effective
Cons
  • Higher upfront cost
  • Requires more maintenance
  • Wastes water
Other Considerations
Ion Exchange
PROS: Softens hard water, Reduces some contaminants
CONS: Doesn't remove all contaminants
Whole-House Filters
PROS: Useful for reducing radiologicals and TCE
CONS: Expensive to install and maintain, Risk of bacterial contamination

Explore filter options for each contaminant. See which technologies are effective at reducing specific contaminants.

Contaminant Activated Carbon Reverse Osmosis Ion Exchange
Contaminants Above Health Guidelines
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Radium, combined (-226 and -228)
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Trichloroethylene
Other Contaminants Detected
Barium
Nitrate

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