- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 6.
- PFBA (a PFAS): found in 6 of 16 samples, average 3 ppt, highest 11 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Dec 2023)
- PFBS (a PFAS): found in 10 of 16 samples, average 2.9 ppt, highest 6.2 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Dec 2023)
- PFOS (a PFAS): found in 2 of 16 samples, average 1 ppt, highest 9 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Dec 2023)
- PFPeA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 16 samples, average 0.60 ppt, highest 5.3 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Dec 2023)
- PFHxA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 16 samples, average 0.50 ppt, highest 4.4 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Dec 2023)
- PFOA (a PFAS): found in 1 of 16 samples, average 0.30 ppt, highest 4.7 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Dec 2023)
- Lead, 90th percentile: 0 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2024–Dec 31, 2026). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Huntsville tap water? What EPA records show
EPA AL0000882 · serves Huntsville, AL · about 310,107 people (EPA SDWIS)
This report shows EPA's federal records for this water system: UCMR 5 testing, lead testing and violations. It isn't a test of the water at your tap, and it has no Water Score.
Public EPA test results
Huntsville Utilities Water Dept. (EPA AL0000882)
EPA data as of October 14, 2026. For Huntsville's main utility, Huntsville Utilities Water Dept.: We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (AL0000882) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 6. This is public data, not a test of your tap.
What EPA records show for Huntsville Utilities Water Dept., as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (AL0000882) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Huntsville Utilities Water Dept. (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead, 90th percentile: 0 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2024–Dec 31, 2026). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 6.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
Your water bill names your utility.
Does Huntsville Utilities Water Dept. use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Huntsville Utilities Water Dept.'s EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.