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Water hardness in Brewton

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State comparison: Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank: —
Matched utilities: 2
Active health records: 0

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EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.

Brewton Water Works

AL0000555 · Groundwater · 11,430 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.002 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

13% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2022

Violation history (89)

Imported violation history for Brewton Water Works
Rule	Status	Period
BHC-GAMMA	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Dalapon	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Diquat	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Endothall	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Glyphosate	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
OXAMYL	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Picloram	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Dinoseb	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Atrazine	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
LASSO	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Heptachlor epoxide	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
2,4-D	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
2,4,5-TP	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Benzo(a)pyrene	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Radium-226	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Radium-228	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Gross Beta Particle Activity	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Simazine	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Methoxychlor	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Toxaphene	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Pentachlorophenol	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Heptachlor	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Chlordane	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Carbofuran	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Endrin	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Radium-226	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Xylenes, Total	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
p-Dichlorobenzene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Vinyl chloride	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
1,1-Dichloroethylene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Tetrachloroethylene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
CHLOROBENZENE	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Ethylbenzene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Endrin	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Toxaphene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Diquat	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Simazine	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Picloram	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Dinoseb	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
LASSO	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Heptachlor	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
2,4,5-TP	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Benzo(a)pyrene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Chlordane	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Benzene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Heptachlor epoxide	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Carbofuran	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Pentachlorophenol	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Atrazine	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
2,4-D	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Endothall	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Methoxychlor	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Styrene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
BHC-GAMMA	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Glyphosate	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
1,2-Dichloropropane	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Radium-228	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Carbon tetrachloride	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
DICHLOROMETHANE	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Dalapon	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Toluene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Gross Beta Particle Activity	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
1,2-Dichloroethane	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Trichloroethylene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
o-Dichlorobenzene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
OXAMYL	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Jan 1, 2023
Fluoride	Resolved	Jul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022

Mccall Water System Inc

AL0000566 · Groundwater · 8,400 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (2)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.0016 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

11% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Above action level

Reported level: 4.98 mg/L
Action level: 1.3 mg/L

383% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2020

Violation history (4)

Imported violation history for Mccall Water System Inc
Rule	Status	Period
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Sep 11, 2022 to Sep 12, 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Apr 11, 2022 to Apr 11, 2022
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Jan 1, 2022 to Aug 9, 2022
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Jan 11, 2021 to Mar 10, 2021

City summary

What the indexed records say

Brewton has 1 published ZIP profile across Escambia County. The regional-evidence median is 42 PPM. The city does not meet the stricter comparison standard.

Because only one ZIP is represented, the city median and range are the same local estimate. It should not be read as multiple independent samples across the community. At least one estimate is marked low confidence, so observation distance and date deserve extra attention.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft1 ZIP

Moderately hard0 ZIPs

Hard0 ZIPs

Very hard0 ZIPs

1 of 1 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance: 8.1 miles
Profiles with evidence: 1/1

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 0Low: 1

Observation window: Aug 19, 2025 to Aug 19, 2025.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Brewton

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ZIP code

36426

Soft

42.2 PPM

Nearest site: 8.1 mi
Confidence: Low

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Practical next steps

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3. Use a measured hardness result. Confirm health concerns or treatment sizing with the right method.

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Questions people ask

About water in Brewton

Is the water hard?

Check the utility-reported result above when available. Nearby environmental samples cannot establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

Is the tap water safe?

Compliance history is utility-wide and cannot guarantee conditions at every tap. Check current notices and test when address-specific evidence is needed.

Do I need treatment?

Choose treatment only after confirming the problem at the property. A softener targets hardness; contaminant treatment requires a matching, verified performance claim.