Shelby County Commission-Water Services, AL
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2024-2026). 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.
Shelby County Commission-Water Services at a glance
Shelby County Commission-Water Services serves about 40,101 people through 13,367 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Shelby County, Alabama. EPA system ID: AL0001671; phone on file: 205-670-6545. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
That is down 2 ppb from 2 ppb in the period ending 2023. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Shelby County Commission-Water Services is 5 ppb across 6 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 2 ppb |
| 2023 | 2 ppb |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 5 ppb |
How Shelby County Commission-Water Services 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. Shelby County Commission-Water Services's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 52nd percentile in Alabama and the 39th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Neighbouring systems
13 other systems share Shelby County; 8 of them have a higher latest lead result than Shelby County Commission-Water Services. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Alabaster Water Department, City Of | 40,986 | 1.1 ppb |
| Pelham, City Of | 38,703 | 0 (not detected) |
| Calera, The Wwb Of Te City Of | 26,982 | 0 (not detected) |
| Helena, The Ub Of The City Of | 21,300 | 1.1 ppb |
| Columbiana, The Ww Board Of The Town Of | 12,903 | 10 ppb |
| Montevallo Water Works & Sewer Board | 10,746 | 1.5 ppb |
| Bethel Water System, Inc. | 4,398 | 0 (not detected) |
| Sterrett-Vandiver Water System, Inc. | 3,252 | 1 ppb |
| Wilton Water Works | 3,000 | 2.8 ppb |
| Vincent, The Wwb Of The City Of | 2,733 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Sterrett, AL
Look up your address in Shelby County Commission-Water Services'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 Shelby County Commission-Water Services 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. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.