Huguley Water Authority, AL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.87 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 Huguley Water Authority
Huguley Water Authority serves about 6,795 people through 2,265 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 Chambers County, Alabama. EPA system ID: AL0000177; phone on file: 334-576-2126. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Huguley Water Authority's lead record
Against the period ending 2022 (1.1 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Huguley Water Authority is 1.1 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.87 ppb |
| 2022 | 1.1 ppb |
| 2019 | 0.68 ppb |
| 2016 | 0.85 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. Huguley Water Authority's 0.87 ppb sits at the 62nd percentile in Alabama and the 49th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Chambers County
4 other systems share Chambers County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than Huguley Water Authority. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| East Alabama, Water & Fire Pro District | 17,532 | 2.2 ppb |
| Lanett Water Works | 7,152 | 0.41 ppb |
| Lafayette (City Of) | 4,047 | 2.4 ppb |
| Chattahoochee Valley Water Supply Dist | 32 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Lanett, 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 Huguley Water 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. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.