Water Utility

Fayetteville Water Authority

Location Fayetteville, Alabama,
AL
Serves 5,694
Source Groundwater
PWS ID AL0001236

Overview

Contaminants Detected

1,2,3-Trichloropropane*

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.167 ppb No Legal Limit
238x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.0007 ppb
This Utility: 0.167 ppb No Legal Limit
2.8x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb

Bromodichloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 1.45 ppb No Legal Limit
24x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb

Chloroform

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 3.75 ppb No Legal Limit
9.4x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.4 ppb

Dibromochloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.8 ppb No Legal Limit
8x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Nitrate

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.703 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppb
5x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppb
This Utility: 0.615 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppb
4.4x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 6.93 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
46x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb
This Utility: 0.167 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
3 ppb
This Utility: 1 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
600 ppb
This Utility: 8 ppb Legal Limit: 2000 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
700 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 (+3 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
1,2,3-Trichloropropane*
Bromochloromethane
Bromodichloromethane
Chloroform
Dibromochloromethane
Nitrate
Nitrate and nitrite
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Other Contaminants Detected
1,1-Dichloroethane
Aluminum
Barium

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