Is Greensboro, AL tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Greensboro has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Alabama’s records: Hale County Water Authority, the.
City of Greensboro, Utilities Bd of the, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 16.8 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. A health benchmark is a level EPA screens with, not a legal limit.
The water from City of Greensboro, Utilities Bd of the is soft, 24 mg/L (1.4 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 Greensboro’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
City of Greensboro, Utilities Bd of the
Alabama · serves 4,500 people · under 100 in Greensboro
1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 16.8 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Hardness: soft, 24 mg/L (1.4 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Hale County Water Authority, the
Alabama · serves 9,540 people · lists Greensboro among the places it serves
1 result above the action level and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Copper at 4.6 ppm, above the action level. Hardness: soft, 33 mg/L (1.9 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Greensboro
The 3 labs Alabama certifies closest to Greensboro, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Pace Analytical Services
Tuscaloosa, AL · about 33 miles
Certified for bacteria
Safety Environmental Services
Pelham, AL · about 56 miles
Certified for bacteria
Living Water Services
Alabaster, AL · about 59 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 AlabamaZIP codes in Greensboro
Which ZIP codes are in Greensboro: 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 Greensboro
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Greensboro, Utilities Bd of the’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About LithiumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Lithium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water