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Radium-226 violations in Alabama

13 active public water systems in Alabama had a Radium-226 violation in the past three years. What Radium-226 is and why it matters.

Health effects: Radium-226 accumulates in bone tissue and delivers a sustained alpha radiation dose internally. Long-term exposure increases risk of bone cancer, and historic occupational data from radium dial painters established the carcinogenic mechanism. Children absorb more radium due to active bone growth, making them most vulnerable to skeletal radiation effects.

Systems with a Radium-226 violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Fairhope, City of
Fairhope · Baldwin County
59,850 1 0
South Alabama Utilities Water System
Citronelle · Mobile County
39,249 3 0
Daphne, Utilities Board of the City of
Daphne · Baldwin County
33,372 2 0
Selma, the WW and SB of the City of
Selma · Dallas County
21,834 2 1
Talladega Water & Sewer Dept, City of
Talladega · Talladega County
20,250 1 0
FT Mitchell Water System, Inc.
Russell County
14,400 1 0
Pike County Water Authority
Troy · Pike County
12,021 2 0
Henry County Water Authority
Abbeville · Henry County
11,625 3 0
Brewton, the Wwb of the City of
Brewton · Escambia County
11,430 4 1
Green Pond Water System
Green Pond · Bibb County
8,631 3 0
Houston County Water Authority
Dothan · Houston County
4,902 2 0
North Choctaw Water & Sewer Authority
Lisman · Choctaw County
3,450 6 0
Cwm Water Authority
Dickinson · Wilcox County
1,749 8 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Radium-226, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Radium-226 alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Alabama records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.