Public water system record
Town of Alford
Serves Alford, Jackson County, FL · 497 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Alford 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
- 6
Key facts
- Town of Alford draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Florida, March 2009.
- Record on file since 1988, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 256 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Town of Alford go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 16 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2011, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2002 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Florida regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Alford in 2009. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in March 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2009 | Florida | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Town of Alford draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Town of Alford 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Town of Alford for a copy.
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 Florida.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells