Public water system record
Shelby County Commission-Water Services
Serves Columbiana, Chelsea and Westover, Shelby County, AL · 40,101 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Shelby County Commission-Water Services in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Shelby County Commission-Water Services draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Record on file since 1997, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 14,825 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation 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 1997
EPA's records for Shelby County Commission-Water Services go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 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 | 1 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2006, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 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, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1999 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Shelby County Commission-Water Services draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Talladega-Shelby Water Treatment Plant. It also has emergency connections to Leeds Water Works Board, Town of Columbiana, the WW Board of the and Central Alabama Water System. 3 other community water systems buy water from Shelby County Commission-Water Services. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to Shelby County Commission-Water Services.
Buys water from
- Talladega-Shelby Water Treatment Plant Sterrett, AL
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Leeds Water Works Board Leeds, AL
- Town of Columbiana, the WW Board of the Columbiana, AL
- Central Alabama Water System Birmingham, AL
Community systems that buy water from it
- Alabaster Water Board Alabaster, AL
- Pelham Water Works Pelham, AL
- Sterrett-Vandiver Water System Sterrett, AL
Annual water quality report
Shelby County Commission-Water Services 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Alabama.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells