Tuscaloosa Water & Sewer, 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.
About Tuscaloosa Water & Sewer
Tuscaloosa Water & Sewer serves about 166,524 people through 55,508 service connections, which makes it a very large system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. EPA system ID: AL0001313; phone on file: 205-248-5366. 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 2023 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Tuscaloosa Water & Sewer is 5 ppb across 9 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 5 ppb |
| 2016 | 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. Tuscaloosa Water & Sewer's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 54th percentile in Alabama and the 40th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Neighbouring systems
9 other systems share Tuscaloosa County; 3 of them have a higher latest lead result than Tuscaloosa Water & Sewer. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Northport Water Works, City Of | 40,551 | 0 (not detected) |
| Carrolls Creek, Water Authority | 16,248 | 0 (not detected) |
| Citizens Water Service, Inc. | 15,096 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mitchell Water System Inc | 8,730 | 0 (not detected) |
| Englewood-Hulls Water System, Inc. | 7,077 | 0 (not detected) |
| Fosters-Ralph Water Authority | 6,015 | 0 (not detected) |
| Coker Water Authority | 5,118 | 1.2 ppb |
| Coaling Water Authority | 3,747 | 2.8 ppb |
| Buhl Elrod & Holman Water Authority | 3,648 | 1.1 ppb |
Next steps for Tuscaloosa, AL
Look up your address in Tuscaloosa Water & Sewer'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 Tuscaloosa Water & Sewer 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.