Water Utility

Union Grove Utility Board

Location Union Grove, Alabama,
AL
Serves 2,946
Source Purchased surface water
PWS ID AL0000951

Overview

Contaminants Detected

Bromodichloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 3.67 ppb No Legal Limit
61x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb

Chloroform

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 7.83 ppb No Legal Limit
20x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.4 ppb

Chromium (hexavalent)*

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.193 ppb No Legal Limit
9.6x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.02 ppb

Dibromochloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 1.77 ppb No Legal Limit
18x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 15.2 ppb Legal Limit: 60 ppb
152x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA9)*

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 15.2 ppb No Legal Limit
253x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb

Radium, combined (-226 and -228)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.31 ppb Legal Limit: 5 ppb
6.1x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.05 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 32 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
213x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb
This Utility: 0.108 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.35 ppb
This Utility: 131 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
600 ppb
This Utility: 21.7 ppb Legal Limit: 2000 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
700 ppb
This Utility: 46.9 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
210 ppb
This Utility: 0.113 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
100 ppb

Nitrate

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.172 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppm
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppm
This Utility: 0.172 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppm
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppm
This Utility: 0.75 ppt No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
2000 ppt
This Utility: 0.0745 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1500 ppb
This Utility: 0.538 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
21 ppb

Find a Filter

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

Carbon Filters
Filters 6 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+1 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Lower upfront cost
  • Reduced maintenance
Cons
  • Does not remove all contaminants
Reverse Osmosis
Filters 8 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+7 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
Bromodichloromethane
Chloroform
Chromium (hexavalent)*
Dibromochloromethane
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Haloacetic acids (HAA9)*
Radium, combined (-226 and -228)
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Other Contaminants Detected
1,4-Dioxane
Aluminum
Barium
Chlorate*
Manganese
Nitrate
Nitrate and nitrite
Perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS)
Strontium*
Vanadium*

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