Sardis City Water Board, AL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.1 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 Sardis City Water Board
Sardis City Water Board serves about 5,463 people through 1,821 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 Etowah County, Alabama. EPA system ID: AL0000947; phone on file: 256-593-6486. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2022 (1.3 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Sardis City Water Board is 5.7 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.1 ppb |
| 2022 | 1.3 ppb |
| 2019 | 5.7 ppb |
| 2016 | 5 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. Sardis City Water Board's 1.1 ppb sits at the 70th percentile in Alabama and the 57th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Etowah County
16 other systems share Etowah County; 5 of them have a higher latest lead result than Sardis City Water Board. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Gadsden, The Wwsb Of The City Of | 44,637 | 2.5 ppb |
| Rainbow City, The Utilities Board Of | 12,633 | 0 (not detected) |
| Southside Water Works And Sewer Board | 12,327 | 1.3 ppb |
| Attalla Water Works Board | 8,403 | 1.4 ppb |
| West Etowah Water & Fire Pro Authority | 6,900 | 0 (not detected) |
| Glencoe Water Works Board | 6,465 | 0 (not detected) |
| Fords Valley & Hwy 278 Water | 5,760 | 0 (not detected) |
| Hokes Bluff Water Board | 5,536 | 0 (not detected) |
| Northeast Etowah County Water Co-Op | 4,380 | 0 (not detected) |
| Highland Water Authority | 4,014 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Boaz, 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 Sardis City Water Board 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.