Dora Utilities, AL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 3.13 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.
Who runs the water here
Dora Utilities serves about 4,083 people through 1,361 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 surface water, in Walker County, Alabama. EPA system ID: AL0001721; phone on file: 205-648-6363. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Dora Utilities's lead record
That is up 3.13 ppb from 0 ppb in the period ending 2023. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Dora Utilities is 5 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.13 ppb |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 1.1 ppb |
| 2017 | 5 ppb |
Where this result ranks
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. Dora Utilities's 3.13 ppb sits at the 92nd percentile in Alabama and the 83rd nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Walker County
14 other systems share Walker County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Dora Utilities. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Jasper Water Works & Sewer Board | 28,638 | 0.44 ppb |
| Curry Water Authority | 18,060 | 0 (not detected) |
| Parrish Water Works Board | 6,333 | 0 (not detected) |
| Sumiton Water Works Board | 5,994 | 0.2 ppb |
| Boldo, Water & Fire Protection Authority | 4,857 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cordova, Water Works & Gas Board | 3,867 | 0 (not detected) |
| Oakman, Town Of | 3,576 | 0 (not detected) |
| Carbon Hill Utilities Board | 3,159 | 0 (not detected) |
| Townley Water Authority | 2,445 | 0 (not detected) |
| Nauvoo Water Works | 2,103 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Dora, 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 Dora Utilities 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. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.