- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 6.
- PFBA (a PFAS): found in 5 of 10 samples, average 2.9 ppt, highest 6.9 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jun 2023–Mar 2024)
- PFPeA (a PFAS): found in 5 of 10 samples, average 2.7 ppt, highest 6.8 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jun 2023–Mar 2024)
Public EPA test results
What EPA records show for Russell County Water Authority
EPA system ID AL0001145 · serves Phenix City, AL · about 17,577 people (EPA records)
Here's what EPA has on file for this water system: its testing for newer contaminants like PFAS (UCMR 5), lead testing and violations. It's not a test of your tap, and there's no Water Score here.
Public EPA test results
Russell County Water Authority (EPA AL0001145)
What EPA records show for Russell County Water Authority, as of October 14, 2026
Health-standard violation: Lead and Copper Rule, LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS, Oct 2024–Mar 2025 (EPA SDWIS).
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 1.3 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2022–Dec 31, 2024). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. 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.
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Does Russell County Water Authority use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Russell County Water Authority's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)