City water profile

Water hardness in Talladega

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Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison: Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank: —
Matched utilities: 4
Active health records: 0

Your tap water

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Match the utility name to your water bill. These results describe the utility’s water, not a test at your home. A ZIP can include several water systems.

Utility hardness unavailable in this index

Nearby river or groundwater samples cannot tell us the hardness coming out of your tap. Ask your water provider for total hardness as CaCO₃, or test it at home.

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Your utility’s measurements and compliance records

These are possible serving systems. A record for one system does not apply to every home in this ZIP. Confirm your provider before interpreting a measurement or notice. Federal records can lag current utility notices.

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

Talladega Water & Sewer Board, City Of

AL0001260 · Surface water · 20,250 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: 0.001 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024

Violation history (8)

Imported violation history for Talladega Water & Sewer Board, City Of
Rule	Status	Period
Gross Beta Particle Activity	Resolved	Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Radium-228	Resolved	Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	Resolved	Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Radium-226	Resolved	Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Radium-228	Resolved	Oct 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Radium-226	Archived	Oct 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Gross Beta Particle Activity	Archived	Oct 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	Resolved	Oct 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022

Talladega County Commission

AL0001685 · Surface water · 4,749 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 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (1)

Imported violation history for Talladega County Commission
Rule	Status	Period
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Jan 1, 2021

Water Works, Inc.

AL0001229 · Groundwater · 594 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 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (4)

Imported violation history for Water Works, Inc.
Rule	Status	Period
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	Resolved	Oct 17, 2024 to Nov 7, 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based	Resolved	Oct 17, 2024 to Oct 4, 2024
Heptachlor	Resolved	Jul 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2022
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Jan 1, 2021

Waldo, Town Of

AL0001250 · Surface water · 426 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: 0.001 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024

Violation history (2)

Imported violation history for Waldo, Town Of
Rule	Status	Period
TTHM	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026

City summary

What the indexed records say

Talladega has 1 published ZIP profile across Talladega 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

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ZIP directory

Water reports in Talladega

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ZIP code

35160

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Practical next steps

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1. Open your ZIP. Check distance, dates, confidence, and the associated utility.
2. Read the current CCR. Confirm source water, detections, limits, ranges, and notices.
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 Talladega

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.