Anniston Alabama, The Wwsb Of The City O, AL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.71 ppb (monitoring period 2024-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Anniston Alabama, The Wwsb Of The City O at a glance
Anniston Alabama, The Wwsb Of The City O serves about 56,865 people through 18,955 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Calhoun County, Alabama. EPA system ID: AL0000133; phone on file: 256-241-5005. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Every lead result on file
That is up 1.71 ppb from 0 ppb in the period ending 2023. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Anniston Alabama, The Wwsb Of The City O is 1.71 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.71 ppb |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 1 ppb |
Against other Alabama systems
Of the 542 Alabama systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 1 are over 15 ppb right now and 11 have gone over at some point. Anniston Alabama, The Wwsb Of The City O's 1.71 ppb sits at the 82nd percentile in Alabama and the 67th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
7 other systems share Calhoun County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Anniston Alabama, The Wwsb Of The City O. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Calhoun County Water Authority | 32,796 | 0 (not detected) |
| Oxford Water Works & Sewer Board | 31,239 | 1 ppb |
| Jacksonville Water Works Gas And Sewer | 14,217 | 0 (not detected) |
| Piedmont Utilities Board | 8,073 | 0 (not detected) |
| Weaver, City Of | 7,050 | 1.1 ppb |
| Ohatchee Water System | 1,686 | 0 (not detected) |
| Hobson City Water System | 627 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Anniston, AL
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Anniston, AL may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Anniston Alabama, The Wwsb Of The City O whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.