Is Springville, AL tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 3 utilities serving Springville 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 Springville, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOA at 4.1 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
The water from City of Springville is hard, 143 mg/L (8.3 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 Springville’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
City of Springville
Alabama · serves 6,468 people · about 320 in Springville
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOA at 4.1 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: hard, 143 mg/L (8.3 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Oneonta, Ub of the
Alabama · serves 19,971 people · about 120 in Springville
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: hard, 134 mg/L (7.8 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Town of Odenville, Utillities Bd. of the
Alabama · serves 26,022 people · under 100 in Springville
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 4.9 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: hard, 121 mg/L (7.1 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 City of Springville’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
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
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
Water testing near Springville
The 3 labs Alabama certifies closest to Springville, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Guardian Systems
Leeds, AL · about 19 miles
Certified for bacteria
Sutherland Environmental Testing Laboratory
Birmingham, AL · about 28 miles
Albertville Bacteriological laboratory
Albertville, AL · about 41 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 Springville
Which ZIP codes are in Springville: 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 Springville
Other towns in St. Clair County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Springville’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