Is Ladonia, AL tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 3 utilities serving Ladonia has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Alabama’s records: Russell County Water Authority.
Phenix City Utilities, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOA at 7.5 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
The water from Phenix City Utilities is soft, 22 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 Ladonia’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Phenix City Utilities
Alabama · serves 44,712 people · about 670 in Ladonia
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOA at 7.5 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: soft, 22 mg/L (1.3 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Smiths Water & Sewer Authority
Alabama · serves 33,555 people · about 150 in Ladonia
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 6.3 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: soft, 39 mg/L (2.3 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Russell County Water Authority
Alabama · serves 17,577 people · under 100 in Ladonia
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 5.8 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: soft, 56 mg/L (3.3 grains per gallon).
1 health-based violation since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Phenix City Utilities’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS
Water testing near Ladonia
The 3 labs Alabama certifies closest to Ladonia, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Smiths Water Laboratory
Smiths, AL · about 8 miles
Certified for bacteria
Environmental Resource Analysts
Auburn, AL · about 24 miles
Certified for bacteria
Chattahoochee Valley Water Supply District
Lanett, AL · about 32 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 Ladonia: 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 Ladonia
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Phenix City Utilities’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOARanked 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