Camden, City Of, AL
Exceeded the action level in the past
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2026-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest result is under the action level, but this system has gone over 15 ppb before. Lead comes from pipes, not the source water, so a home with a lead service line can still be exposed. Test your own tap.
Who runs the water here
Camden, City Of serves about 4,170 people through 1,390 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 Wilcox County, Alabama. EPA system ID: AL0001374; phone on file: 334-682-4603. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
That is down 38 ppb from 38 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Camden, City Of is 38 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, 1 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 38 ppb over 15 |
| 2022 | 1.2 ppb |
| 2019 | 2 ppb |
| 2016 | 5 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. Camden, City Of's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 28th 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.
Neighbouring systems
5 other systems share Wilcox County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Camden, City Of. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox County Water And Sewer District | 6,144 | 0 (not detected) |
| Pine Hill,Town Of | 2,361 | 0 (not detected) |
| Millers Ferry Water Authority Inc. | 1,800 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cwm Water Authority | 1,749 | 0 (not detected) |
| Pine Apple Water Works | 390 | 13 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Camden, 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 Camden, City Of 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. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. More in what a past exceedance means today.