Demopolis Water Works And Sewer Board, AL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2 ppb (monitoring period 2023-2025). 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.
About Demopolis Water Works And Sewer Board
Demopolis Water Works And Sewer Board serves about 10,530 people through 3,510 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 groundwater, in Marengo County, Alabama. EPA system ID: AL0000908. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Every lead result on file
Against the period ending 2022 (1.6 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Demopolis Water Works And Sewer Board is 5 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 ppb |
| 2022 | 1.6 ppb |
| 2019 | 0 (not detected) |
| 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. Demopolis Water Works And Sewer Board's 2 ppb sits at the 84th percentile in Alabama and the 73rd nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Marengo County
6 other systems share Marengo County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Demopolis Water Works And Sewer Board. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Linden, The Ub Of The City Of | 5,103 | 0 (not detected) |
| South Marengo Co Water & Fire Pro Auth | 4,416 | 0 (not detected) |
| Myrtlewood Water System | 4,095 | 1.1 ppb |
| Thomaston Water Works & Gas Board | 960 | 0 (not detected) |
| Sweet Water, The Ww & Sb Of The Town Of | 465 | 2.9 ppb |
| Faunsdale Water Works | 414 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Demopolis, AL
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Demopolis, 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 Demopolis Water Works And Sewer Board 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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.