Bethel Water System, Inc., AL
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2022-2024). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
Who runs the water here
Bethel Water System, Inc. serves about 4,398 people through 1,466 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Shelby County, Alabama. EPA system ID: AL0001149. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Bethel Water System, Inc.'s lead record
That is down 3 ppb from 3 ppb in the period ending 2021. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Bethel Water System, Inc. is 3 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 3 ppb |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
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. Bethel Water System, Inc.'s reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 29th percentile in Alabama and the 34th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Shelby County
13 other systems share Shelby County; 8 of them have a higher latest lead result than Bethel Water System, Inc.. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Alabaster Water Department, City Of | 40,986 | 1.1 ppb |
| Shelby County Commission-Water Services | 40,101 | 0 (not detected) |
| Pelham, City Of | 38,703 | 0 (not detected) |
| Calera, The Wwb Of Te City Of | 26,982 | 0 (not detected) |
| Helena, The Ub Of The City Of | 21,300 | 1.1 ppb |
| Columbiana, The Ww Board Of The Town Of | 12,903 | 10 ppb |
| Montevallo Water Works & Sewer Board | 10,746 | 1.5 ppb |
| Sterrett-Vandiver Water System, Inc. | 3,252 | 1 ppb |
| Wilton Water Works | 3,000 | 2.8 ppb |
| Vincent, The Wwb Of The City Of | 2,733 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Wilsonville, AL
Look up your address in Bethel Water System, Inc.'s service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Bethel Water System, Inc. 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. What a 90th-percentile result does and does not tell you: how to read a lead result. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.