Is Shiloh, AL tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Shiloh has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Alabama’s records.
Section & Dutton, Water Works Bd. of, 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 Section & Dutton, Water Works Bd. of is moderately hard, 71 mg/L (4.2 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 Shiloh’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Section & Dutton, Water Works Bd. of
Alabama · serves 35,259 people · about 110 in Shiloh
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, 71 mg/L (4.2 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Northeast Alabama Water Sewer and Fpd
Alabama · serves 47,070 people · under 100 in Shiloh
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 11.9 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: hard, 123 mg/L (7.2 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Shiloh
The 3 labs Alabama certifies closest to Shiloh, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Albertville Bacteriological laboratory
Albertville, AL · about 18 miles
Certified for bacteria
Southern Environmental Testing
Decatur, AL · about 62 miles
Certified for bacteria
Pace Analytical National Decatur
Decatur, AL · about 65 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 Shiloh: 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 Shiloh
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Section & Dutton, Water Works Bd. of’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