Is Foley, AL tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Foley has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Alabama’s records.
City of Foley, Utilities Board of the, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and Alabama’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
The water from City of Foley, Utilities Board of the is soft, 21 mg/L (1.3 grains per gallon). How Alabama’s water compares.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Foley’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
City of Foley, Utilities Board of the
Alabama · serves 50,919 people · about 3,900 in Foley
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: soft, 21 mg/L (1.3 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
City of Fairhope
Alabama · serves 59,850 people · about 200 in Foley
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 15 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: soft, 31 mg/L (1.8 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Foley
The 3 labs Alabama certifies closest to Foley, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Eurofins Pensacola
Pensacola, FL · about 27 miles
Mobile Water Service Laboratory
Mobile, AL · about 28 miles
Certified for bacteria
Pace Analytical Services - Mobile
Mobile, AL · about 34 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 Foley: 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 Foley
Other towns in Baldwin County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Foley, Utilities Board of the’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water