We read 15 results from Foley, Utilities Board of the City of’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 5 above a health goal or guideline.
Serves about 50,919 people · Water system ID AL0000036 · Read the district’s 2025 report (opens in a new tab)
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Results from the 2025 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)average · range 1.04 to 2.75 · listed as a violation in the report · Wells · 2025 report, page 3 | 1.9 pCi/L | 0 pCi/L | 15 pCi/L | Above the health goalThe health goal is zero |
| Lead90th percentile of homes tested · listed as a violation in the report · printed as 0.00112 ppm · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 3 | 1.12 ppb | 0.2 ppb | 15 ppb (action level) | Above the health goal5.6x the health goal |
| PFOA (a PFAS)highest measured · range ND to 3.7 · printed as 0.0037 ppb · Wells · 2025 report, page 4 | 3.7 ppt | 0.007 ppt | 4 ppt from 2029 | Above the health goal529x the health goal |
| PFOS (a PFAS)highest measured · range ND to 5.3 · printed as 0.0053 ppb · Wells · 2025 report, page 4 | 5.3 ppt | 1 ppt | 4 ppt from 2029 | Above the federal limit that takes effect in 20291.3x the 4 ppt federal limit that takes effect in 2029Not a violation yet: EPA's 4 ppt limit is final, but water systems don't have to meet it until 2029. |
| Radium (combined 226 + 228)average · range 1.49 to 3.56 · listed as a violation in the report · Wells · 2025 report, page 3 | 2.53 pCi/L | 0 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L | Above the health goalThe health goal is zero |
| Bariumhighest measured · range 0.03 to 0.04 · listed as a violation in the report · Wells · 2025 report, page 3 | 0.04 ppm | 2 ppm | 2 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Chlorideas reported · Wells · 2025 report, page 3 | 7.8 ppm | — | 250 ppm guideline | Within the guideline |
| Copper90th percentile of homes tested · listed as a violation in the report · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 3 | 0.11 ppm | 0.3 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action level) | Below the health goal |
| Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range ND to 1.1 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 3 | 1.1 ppb | None set | 60 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 1.08 to 5.85 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 3 | 5.85 ppb | None set | 80 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Fluorideas reported · listed as a violation in the report · Wells · 2025 report, page 3 | 0.15 ppm | 1 ppm | 4 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Nitrate (as N)as reported · listed as a violation in the report · Wells · 2025 report, page 3 | 1.2 ppm | 10 ppm | 10 ppm | Below the health goal |
| PFHxS (a PFAS)highest measured · range ND to 2.9 · printed as 0.0029 ppb · Wells · 2025 report, page 4 | 2.9 ppt | None set | 10 ppt from 2029 | Below the legal limit |
| Total dissolved solidsas reported · Wells · 2025 report, page 3 | 50 ppm | — | 500 ppm guideline | Within the guideline |
| Sodiumas reported · Wells · 2025 report, page 3 | 3.9 ppm | None set | None | No health limit |
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), Radium (combined 226 + 228)
What removes it: Reverse osmosis.
Lead
Found: Lead
What removes it: Certified carbon block or RO.
PFAS ("forever chemicals")
Found: PFOA (a PFAS), PFOS (a PFAS)
What removes it: Reverse osmosis.
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