Is Spanish Fort, AL tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 4 utilities serving Spanish Fort has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Alabama’s records.
Spanish Fort Water System, Inc., which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.3 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Spanish Fort Water System, Inc. is soft, 42 mg/L (2.5 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 Spanish Fort’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Spanish Fort Water System, Inc.
Alabama · serves 10,161 people · about 3,400 in Spanish Fort
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.3 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft, 42 mg/L (2.5 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Daphne, Utilities Board of the
Alabama · serves 33,372 people · about 680 in Spanish Fort
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.7 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft, 19 mg/L (1.1 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Loxley
Alabama · serves 10,104 people · about 490 in Spanish Fort
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.9 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft, 24 mg/L (1.4 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
North Baldwin Utilities
Alabama · serves 28,713 people · about 420 in Spanish Fort
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 11 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: soft, 26 mg/L (1.5 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Spanish Fort Water System, Inc.’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Spanish Fort
The 3 labs Alabama certifies closest to Spanish Fort, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Mobile Water Service Laboratory
Mobile, AL · about 15 miles
Certified for bacteria
Pace Analytical Services - Mobile
Mobile, AL · about 22 miles
Certified for bacteria
Mobile Branch Laboratory
Mobile, AL · about 30 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 Spanish Fort: 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 Spanish Fort
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Spanish Fort Water System, Inc.’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
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- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water