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Tillison Bend Water Authority

Serves an area of Etowah County, AL that includes Gadsden · 1,074 people served

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

  • AL0000583
  • GADSDEN
  • AL
  • 1,074 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 35903
EPA system ID AL0000583

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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

  • Tillison Bend Water Authority buys its water from Glencoe Water Works Board.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Alabama, November 2010.
  • Record on file since 2003, with 6 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 358 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 2003

EPA's records for Tillison Bend Water Authority go back to 2003. Before October 20, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 4 4
2010 to October 19, 2016 2 10

Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began April 2010, Resolved.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.095 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Alabama regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Tillison Bend Water Authority between 2008 and 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2010.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 4, 2010 Alabama Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Feb 26, 2008 Alabama Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

Tillison Bend Water Authority buys its water from Glencoe Water Works Board. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Tillison 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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