We read 13 results from Calera Water Works’s 2024 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 1 above a health goal or guideline.
Serves about 26,982 people · Water system ID AL0001150 · Read the district’s 2024 report (opens in a new tab)
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Results from the 2024 report
Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.
| Contaminant | Result | Health goal | Legal limit | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross alpha (radioactivity)as reported · listed as a violation in the report · Treated water · 2024 report, page 3 | 1.49 pCi/L | 0 pCi/L | 15 pCi/L | Above the health goalThe health goal is zero |
| Bariumas reported · listed as a violation in the report · Treated water · 2024 report, page 3 | 0.01 ppm | 2 ppm | 2 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Chlorideas reported · Treated water · 2024 report, page 3 | 5.8 ppm | — | 250 ppm guideline | Within the guideline |
| Copper90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · Customer taps · 2024 report, page 3 | 0.16 ppm | 0.3 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action level) | Below the health goal |
| Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range 2.58 to 4.75 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2024 report, page 3 | 4.75 ppb | None set | 60 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 7.53 to 13.4 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2024 report, page 3 | 13.4 ppb | None set | 80 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Nitrate (as N)as reported · listed as a violation in the report · Treated water · 2024 report, page 3 | 1.5 ppm | 10 ppm | 10 ppm | Below the health goal |
| pHas reported · Treated water · 2024 report, page 3 | 7.6 | — | — | Normal range |
| Total dissolved solidsas reported · Treated water · 2024 report, page 3 | 188 ppm | — | 500 ppm guideline | Within the guideline |
| Turbidity (cloudiness)highest measured · listed as a violation in the report · Treatment plant · 2024 report, page 3 | 0.08 NTU | None set | 1 NTU | Below the legal limit |
| Bromodichloromethaneas reported · Distribution system · 2024 report, page 3 | 1.6 ppb | None set | None | No health limit |
| Chloroformas reported · Distribution system · 2024 report, page 3 | 2.1 ppb | None set | None | No health limit |
| Hardnessas reported · Treated water · 2024 report, page 3 | 11.9 gpg (204 ppm) | — | — | Very hard |
Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper.
What you can do
Nothing here is an emergency notice: if the district has a violation, it must tell customers directly. If you’d like to lower these at your tap, these are the treatments that remove them, and the catalog shows the models certified for each. Ranking is by certified removal; commissions never change the order.
Radium and uranium
Found: Gross alpha (radioactivity)
What removes it: Reverse osmosis.
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