Talladega County Water Department, AL
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2018-2020). 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
Talladega County Water Department serves about 4,749 people through 1,583 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 Talladega County, Alabama. EPA system ID: AL0001685; phone on file: 256-362-6897. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Talladega County Water Department's lead record
That is down 5 ppb from 5 ppb in the period ending 2017. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Talladega County Water Department is 5 ppb across 2 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 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. Talladega County Water Department's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 31st 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
11 other systems share Talladega County; 6 of them have a higher latest lead result than Talladega County Water Department. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Sylacauga Utilities Board | 24,087 | 0.58 ppb |
| Talladega Water & Sewer Dept, City Of | 20,250 | 1 ppb |
| Lincoln, City Of | 13,923 | 2.7 ppb |
| Childersburg Water & Sewer Board | 9,777 | 0 (not detected) |
| Fayetteville Water Authority | 5,865 | 0 (not detected) |
| Munford Water Authority, Inc. | 4,467 | 0 (not detected) |
| Central Talladega County Water District | 3,600 | 0.83 ppb |
| Sycamore Water & Sewer Authority | 1,728 | 0 (not detected) |
| Water Works, Inc. | 594 | 1.5 ppb |
| Waldo, Town Of | 426 | 1 ppb |
Next steps for Talladega, AL
Look up your address in Talladega County Water Department'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 Talladega County Water Department 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.