South Crenshaw County Water Authority, AL
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2021-2023). 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.
Who runs the water here
South Crenshaw County Water Authority serves about 6,075 people through 2,025 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Crenshaw County, Alabama. EPA system ID: AL0000397; phone on file: 334-527-3061. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Every lead result on file
That is down 1.2 ppb from 1.2 ppb in the period ending 2020. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for South Crenshaw County Water Authority is 5 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 1.2 ppb |
| 2017 | 5 ppb |
Where this result ranks
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. South Crenshaw County Water Authority's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 35th percentile in Alabama and the 35th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
6 other systems share Crenshaw County; 4 of them have a higher latest lead result than South Crenshaw County Water Authority. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Quint-Mar Water Authority | 8,706 | 0 (not detected) |
| Luverne, Ww&Sb Of The City Of | 3,903 | 4.4 ppb |
| Brantley, Town Of | 1,458 | 5.1 ppb |
| Rutledge, Town Of | 789 | 0 (not detected) |
| Dozier Water Works,Town Of | 498 | 7.5 ppb |
| Glenwood Water Works | 318 | 2.5 ppb |
Your move
Look up your address in South Crenshaw County 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 South Crenshaw County 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.