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Spring Valley Water Authority

Serves an area of Colbert County, AL that includes Tuscumbia · 5,520 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Spring Valley Water Authority in the last ten years.

  • AL0000329
  • TUSCUMBIA
  • AL
  • 5,520 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 35674
EPA system ID AL0000329

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Spring Valley Water Authority buys its water from Muscle Shoals Utility Board, West Lawrence Water Coop and Tuscumbia Water Works.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Alabama, November 2008.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1 unknown out of 1,888 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Spring Valley Water Authority go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (4 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 2
2000s 4 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2008, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1995 Archived

Enforcement actions

Alabama regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Spring Valley Water Authority in 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2008.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 14, 2008 Alabama Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

Spring Valley Water Authority buys its water from Muscle Shoals Utility Board, West Lawrence Water Coop and Tuscumbia Water Works. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Lagrange Mountain Water Authority. 1 other community water system buys water from Spring Valley Water Authority. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Spring Valley Water Authority.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Spring Valley Water Authority must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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Testing your own water

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