Greenhill Water & Fire Pro Authority, AL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.41 ppb (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. 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.
Greenhill Water & Fire Pro Authority at a glance
Greenhill Water & Fire Pro Authority serves about 8,505 people through 2,835 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 Lauderdale County, Alabama. EPA system ID: AL0001423. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Lead results over time
That is up 1.41 ppb from 0 ppb in the period ending 2021. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Greenhill Water & Fire Pro Authority is 1.41 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.41 ppb |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 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. Greenhill Water & Fire Pro Authority's 1.41 ppb sits at the 77th percentile in Alabama and the 63rd nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
6 other systems share Lauderdale County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Greenhill Water & Fire Pro Authority. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Florence Water Department, City Of | 77,766 | 3.4 ppb |
| West Lauderdale Co, Water & Fpa | 15,681 | 0 (not detected) |
| East Lauderdale County Water Authority | 11,100 | 0.64 ppb |
| Rogersville Water Works & Sewer Board | 5,817 | 0 (not detected) |
| Chisholm Heights, Water & F P Authority | 4,881 | 0 (not detected) |
| Lexington Water Works | 3,150 | 1.25 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Florence, 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 Greenhill Water & Fire Pro Authority 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.