Hale County Water Authority, The, AL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2 ppb (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. 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.
Hale County Water Authority, The at a glance
Hale County Water Authority, The serves about 9,540 people through 3,180 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 Hale County, Alabama. EPA system ID: AL0001509; phone on file: 334-624-8868. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Every lead result on file
Against the period ending 2025 (1.2 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Hale County Water Authority, The is 8.3 ppb across 11 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 ppb |
| 2025 | 1.2 ppb |
| 2025 | 3.8 ppb |
| 2024 | 8.3 ppb |
| 2023 | 3.5 ppb |
| 2022 | 1.6 ppb |
| 2021 | 1.6 ppb |
| 2020 | 1.3 ppb |
| 2019 | 1 ppb |
| 2019 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
How Hale County Water Authority, The compares
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. Hale County Water Authority, The's 2 ppb sits at the 84th percentile in Alabama and the 73rd nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
3 other systems share Hale County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Hale County Water Authority, The. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Greensboro, Utilities Bd Of The City Of | 4,500 | 0 (not detected) |
| Moundville, City Of | 4,404 | 2 ppb |
| Akron Water Department, Town Of | 513 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Greensboro, AL
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Greensboro, 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 Hale County Water Authority, The whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do. Its latest copper 90th percentile is 4560 ppb (copper action level 1,300 ppb).
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.