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Whorton Bend Water Authority

Serves an area of Etowah County, AL that includes Gadsden · 2,610 people served

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

  • AL0000573
  • GADSDEN
  • AL
  • 2,610 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 35901
EPA system ID AL0000573

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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

  • Whorton Bend Water Authority buys its water from City of Gadsden, the WWSB of the.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Alabama, January 2008.
  • Record on file since 2006, with 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 905 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 2006

EPA's records for Whorton Bend Water Authority go back to 2006. Before October 20, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 2 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2007, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.101 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved

Enforcement actions

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

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 17, 2008 Alabama Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

Where the water comes from

Whorton Bend Water Authority buys its water from City of Gadsden, the WWSB of the. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Town of Rainbow City, WWB of the.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Whorton Bend 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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