Remlap Pine Mtn Water Authority, AL
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (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. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
About Remlap Pine Mtn Water Authority
Remlap Pine Mtn Water Authority serves about 2,616 people through 872 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Blount County, Alabama. EPA system ID: AL0001672. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2021 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Remlap Pine Mtn Water Authority is 0 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
How Remlap Pine Mtn Water Authority 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. Remlap Pine Mtn Water Authority's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 21st percentile in Alabama and the 32nd nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Blount County
9 other systems share Blount County; 4 of them have a higher latest lead result than Remlap Pine Mtn Water Authority. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Oneonta, Ub Of The City Of | 19,971 | 0 (not detected) |
| Blount County Water Authority | 19,074 | 0 (not detected) |
| Pine Bluff Water Authority | 6,330 | 1 ppb |
| Snead Water Works, Town Of | 6,111 | 0 (not detected) |
| Blountsville, The Ub Of The Town Of | 4,266 | 1.6 ppb |
| Cleveland Water Works | 3,516 | 1 ppb |
| Nectar, Town Of | 3,288 | 0 (not detected) |
| Hayden Water Works | 2,631 | 0 (not detected) |
| Allgood Water Works, Town Of | 861 | 1.15 ppb |
Your move
Look up your address in Remlap Pine Mtn Water Authority's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Remlap Pine Mtn 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. Small systems behave differently: why small systems go over more often.