Water Utility

Pinedale Shores Water, Sewer and Fire Protection Authority

Location Ashville, Alabama,
AL
Serves 990
Source Purchased groundwater
PWS ID AL0001205

Overview

Contaminants Detected

Chromium (hexavalent)*

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.228 ppb No Legal Limit
11x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.02 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 3.42 ppb Legal Limit: 60 ppb
34x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Nitrate

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.363 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppb
2.6x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppb
This Utility: 0.48 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppb
3.4x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 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: 3.25 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
22x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb
This Utility: 9.5 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
600 ppb
This Utility: 415 ppb Legal Limit: 2000 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
700 ppb
This Utility: 0.265 ppm Legal Limit: 4 ppm
This Utility: 0.825 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
100 ppb
This Utility: 0.083 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1500 ppb
This Utility: 0.413 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
21 ppb
This Utility: 0.08 ppb No Legal Limit

Find a Filter

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

Carbon Filters
Filters 2 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 6 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+5 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
Chromium (hexavalent)*
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Nitrate
Nitrate and nitrite
Radium, combined (-226 and -228)
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Other Contaminants Detected
Aluminum
Barium
Fluoride
Manganese
Strontium*
Vanadium*
n-Propylbenzene

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