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Northeast Etowah County Water Co-Op

Serves Gadsden, Tidmore Bend and Coats Bend, Etowah County, AL · 4,275 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Northeast Etowah County Water Co-Op in the last ten years.

  • AL0000587
  • GADSDEN
  • AL
  • 4,275 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 35901
EPA system ID AL0000587

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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

  • Northeast Etowah County Water Co-Op buys its water from City of Gadsden, the WWSB of the.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Alabama, February 2008.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 5 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2 unknown out of 1,711 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 1994

EPA's records for Northeast Etowah County Water Co-Op go back to 1994. Before October 20, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 2
2000s 4 0
2010 to October 19, 2016 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2012, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2007 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, 2007 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.096 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 Northeast Etowah County Water Co-Op between 1995 and 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2008.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 25, 2008 Alabama Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Oct 24, 1995 Alabama Signed compliance agreement 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule

Where the water comes from

Northeast Etowah County Water Co-Op buys its water from City of Gadsden, the WWSB of the. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Northeast Etowah County Water Co-Op 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.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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