Is Clanton, AL tap water safe?
The short answer
City of Clanton, the Ww & Sb of the serves Clanton. In EPA’s and Alabama’s records it has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, and no health-based violation since 2016.
The worst: PFOS at 28 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
The water from City of Clanton, the Ww & Sb of the is soft, 50 mg/L (2.9 grains per gallon). How Alabama’s water compares.
Some homes in a town are on private wells or a small system of their own. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours.
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in City of Clanton, the Ww & Sb of the’s water.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA
Water testing near Clanton
The 3 labs Alabama certifies closest to Clanton, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Living Water Services
Alabaster, AL · about 27 miles
Certified for bacteria
Prattville Branch Laboratory
Prattville, AL · about 29 miles
Certified for bacteria
Five Star Filter Plant Bacteriological Laboratory
Wetumpka, AL · about 29 miles
Certified for bacteria
Alabama Department of Public Health: Bacteria testing for private wells. Call your county health department to have an environmentalist collect the sample, or collect it yourself in a container from the county health department; there may be a collection fee and a testing fee. Well Water, Alabama Department of Public Health.
All 64 certified labs for AlabamaWhich ZIP codes are in Clanton: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: ADEM, certified bacteriological, chemical and PFAS drinking water laboratories; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Clanton
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Clanton, the Ww & Sb of the’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOSRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water