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Etowah County, Alabama: drinking water records
This overview covers 11 ZIP codes and 17 community water systems in Etowah County. It also stands in for 0 ZIP codes whose utility has too little EPA data for a page of its own.
System population figures are summed from EPA registry records and can overlap where wholesalers and retail systems serve the same people. They are not a Census county-population estimate.
Water systems with the most complete records
| Water system | People served | PFAS survey results | PFAS found | Health-based violations | Lead, 9 in 10 homes at or below |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Etowah Water & Fire Pro Authority AL0000582 | 6,900 | 180 | 7 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| Gadsden, the Wwsb of the City of AL0000577 | 44,637 | 120 | 8 | 0 | 2.5 ppb |
| Rainbow City, Wwb of the Town of AL0000588 | 12,363 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 ppb |
| Southside Water Works and Sewer Board AL0000591 | 12,327 | 180 | 7 | 0 | 1.3 ppb |
| Attalla Water Works Board AL0000572 | 8,403 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 ppb |
| Glencoe Water Works Board AL0000578 | 6,465 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Fords Valley & Hwy 278 Water AL0000575 | 5,616 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Hokes Bluff Water Board AL0000581 | 5,536 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Sardis City Water Board AL0000947 | 5,328 | 120 | 6 | 0 | 1.1 ppb |
| Northeast Etowah County Water Co-Op AL0000587 | 4,275 | 120 | 8 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Highland Water Authority AL0000580 | 3,963 | 120 | 8 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Tillison Bend Water Authority AL0000583 | 1,074 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 ppb |
| Whorton Bend Water Authority AL0000573 | 2,610 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Big Wills Water & Fire Pro Authority AL0001505 | 2,301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Walnut Grove, Town of AL0000592 | 1,227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 ppb |
| Altoona Water & Sewer Board AL0000571 | 1,068 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 ppb |
| Reece City, Town of AL0000589 | 861 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 ppb |
ZIP reports in Etowah County
No ZIP report in this county is published yet.
Sources and scope
EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, samples collected 2023-01-03 – 2026-06-17, final release, August 2026 (file dated Aug 28, 2026); EPA SDWIS via ECHO, 2026Q2 extract (file dated Jul 9, 2026); EPA service-area boundaries v3.0; Census 2020 ZCTAs. Page generated 2026-09-03.
Counts cover the systems that report this county to EPA. A water system may cross county lines. "Found" means at least one result at or above the laboratory reporting level; it is not a compliance finding.