Sterrett-Vandiver Water System, Inc., AL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1 ppb (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. 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 Sterrett-Vandiver Water System, Inc.
Sterrett-Vandiver Water System, Inc. serves about 3,252 people through 1,084 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 Shelby County, Alabama. EPA system ID: AL0001164; phone on file: 205-672-3396. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Sterrett-Vandiver Water System, Inc.'s lead record
That is down 3 ppb from 4 ppb in the period ending 2023. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Sterrett-Vandiver Water System, Inc. is 4 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 ppb |
| 2023 | 4 ppb |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 4 ppb |
How Sterrett-Vandiver Water System, Inc. 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. Sterrett-Vandiver Water System, Inc.'s 1 ppb sits at the 66th percentile in Alabama and the 54th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
13 other systems share Shelby County; 5 of them have a higher latest lead result than Sterrett-Vandiver Water System, Inc.. 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 |
| Shelby County Commission-Water Services | 40,101 | 0 (not detected) |
| 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) |
| Wilton Water Works | 3,000 | 2.8 ppb |
| Vincent, The Wwb Of The City Of | 2,733 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Sterrett, 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 Sterrett-Vandiver Water System, Inc. 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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.