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Dothan tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Dothan. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Dothan is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 102,048 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 45 violations across the community water system(s) serving Dothan, going back to the earliest EPA record. None were health-based; the records are monitoring or reporting violations (a required test or report was late or missed). Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Dothan Utilities, City Of
97,146 served · groundwater · PWSID AL0000681 - Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between June 2019 and January 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between June 2019 and January 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in December 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Xylenes, Total: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring DICHLOROMETHANE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring o-Dichlorobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring p-Dichlorobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Vinyl chloride: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring 1,1-Dichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring 1,2-Dichloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring 1,1,1-Trichloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Carbon tetrachloride: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring 1,2-Dichloropropane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Trichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring 1,1,2-Trichloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Tetrachloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring CHLOROBENZENE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Benzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Toluene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Ethylbenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Styrene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring E. COLI: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Houston County Water Authority
4,902 served · groundwater · PWSID AL0001755 - Monitoring Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in July 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Radium-226: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in July 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Radium-228: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in July 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Gross Beta Particle Activity: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in July 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in April 2022. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 1996. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.