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Water hardness in Citronelle

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Evidence comparison rank: —
Matched utilities: 1
Active health records: 0

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

South Alabama Utilities Water System

AL0000967 · Groundwater · 39,249 people served system-wide

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

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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: 0.0013 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

9% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023

Violation history (108)

Imported violation history for South Alabama Utilities Water System
Rule	Status	Period
Endrin	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
BHC-GAMMA	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Methoxychlor	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
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Picloram	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Atrazine	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
LASSO	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Heptachlor epoxide	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
2,4,5-TP	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Chlordane	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
o-Dichlorobenzene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
p-Dichlorobenzene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
1,2-Dichloroethane	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Carbon tetrachloride	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
1,2-Dichloropropane	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	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
Styrene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Radium-228	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Gross Beta Particle Activity	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Heptachlor	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Pentachlorophenol	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Glyphosate	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
DICHLOROMETHANE	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Toxaphene	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
2,4-D	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Endothall	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Trichloroethylene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
1,1-Dichloroethylene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Vinyl chloride	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Tetrachloroethylene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Benzene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Carbofuran	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Benzo(a)pyrene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Radium-226	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Toluene	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
OXAMYL	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Dinoseb	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Dalapon	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Radium-228	Resolved	Oct 1, 2022 to Jan 11, 2022
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	Resolved	Oct 1, 2022 to Jan 11, 2022
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
o-Dichlorobenzene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Vinyl chloride	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
1,1-Dichloroethylene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Trichloroethylene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Tetrachloroethylene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
CHLOROBENZENE	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Benzene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Styrene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Radium-226	Archived	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Gross Beta Particle Activity	Archived	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Carbon tetrachloride	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
p-Dichlorobenzene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Ethylbenzene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Xylenes, Total	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
DICHLOROMETHANE	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Radium-228	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Radium-228	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
1,2-Dichloropropane	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Toluene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
1,2-Dichloroethane	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	Resolved	Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Gross Beta Particle Activity	Archived	Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Radium-226	Archived	Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Radium-228	Resolved	Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
DICHLOROMETHANE	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
o-Dichlorobenzene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
Vinyl chloride	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
Carbon tetrachloride	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
1,2-Dichloropropane	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
Trichloroethylene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
Tetrachloroethylene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
Benzene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
Ethylbenzene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
Styrene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
1,1-Dichloroethylene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
1,2-Dichloroethane	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
Toluene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
p-Dichlorobenzene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
CHLOROBENZENE	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
Xylenes, Total	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021

City summary

What the indexed records say

Citronelle has 1 published ZIP profile across Mobile County. No qualifying nearby hardness observation is available for the city.

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.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft0 ZIPs

Moderately hard0 ZIPs

Hard0 ZIPs

Very hard0 ZIPs

0 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: — miles
Profiles with evidence: 0/1

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 0Low: 0

Observation window: unavailable to unavailable.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Citronelle

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ZIP code

36522

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Practical next steps

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Questions people ask

About water in Citronelle

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.