The following notice was sent by Hartselle Utilities in response the current water concerns in our area. You are able to view this year’s Water Quality Report by going to www.hartselleutilities.org.

The safety and wellness of Hartselle Utilities’ water customers is of the upmost importance. In light of recent events, we want to ensure our customers that we take the quality of our drinking water very seriously. We have and will continue to conduct all appropriate measures to ensure the delivery of safe drinking water to our customers.

Hartselle Utilities is NOT one of the systems listed among those in our area where tests have shown concentrations of Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) or Perfluorooctyl Sulfonate (PFOS) to be present at or above EPA’s final health advisory level. To view the press release from ADEM regarding the final health advisory for PFOA and PFOS and the systems impacted, please click here.

Testing of Hartselle Utilities water supply is conducted at the direction of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) and in compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency. Testing for PFOA and PFOS were conducted as part of EPA’s Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule 3, in which our results show that no unsafe levels of these chemicals are present in Hartselle Utilities water supply. No advisories about the safety of the water in our distribution system are in effect at this time, nor are any expected.

Hartselle Utilities water supply comes from Decatur Utilities. In a public notice posted by Decatur Utilities regarding their water system, they confirm “in all tests there was no detectable, or zero, levels of Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) or Perfluorooctyl Sulfonate (PFOS) present.”

To view this year’s Water Quality Report, please click here. As part of our standard annual practice, a copy of this report will also be included in our customers’ June utility bills.

If you have any concerns or questions regarding Hartselle Utilities water supply, please call (256) 773-3340.