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Public water-system records for Prichard, AL from EPA SDWIS.
Prichard Water Works Board
Active monitoring or reporting issue detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
Purchased or imported water record · Serves 28,803 people
Data from EPA SDWIS
Reviewed: source records as of Q1 2026
EPA UCMR5 — No PFAS detection records shown for these water systems
Open data source: EPA UCMR5DoD PFAS — No investigation records shown for this report
Open data source: DoD PFASEPA ATTAINS records identify assessed water bodies that do not meet water-quality standards for designated uses.
Lower Chasaw Creek
Reported: Nov 2026
Health-relevant causes: Mercury
Affected uses: Fishconsumption
Data from EPA ATTAINS
NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.
Violation records
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.
Reviewed: source records as of 2026
Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.
Mobile County
Assessment year: 2020
According to EPA, a cancer risk of 30-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 30 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.
Top modeled source groups
Data from EPA AirToxScreen
No EPA nonattainment designation records shown for this report.
EPA annual monitor summaries describe past measurements. For current air quality, see AirNow.
Bay Road — Theodore, Alabama
Annual mean: 0.040 Parts per million
Observation year: 2025
Chickasaw
Annual mean: 1.4 Parts per billion
Observation year: 2025
Annual mean: 0.040 Parts per million
Observation year: 2025
Data from EPA AQS
Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025
TRI releases are self-reported annual totals (calendar year 2024). Hover fugitive or stack for definitions.
Honeywell - Uop LLC
Reported: 2024
Mmc Materials Gulf Coast LLC - Canal
Reported: 2024
Mobile Rosin Oil Co Inc
Reported: 2024
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
Brownfield sites are properties where redevelopment is complicated by the presence of hazardous substances.
Open data source: Search EPA ECHO2 sites with active cleanup or investigation status
Criterion Street, Mobile
Reported: Feb 2026
642 Telegraph Road, Prichard
Reported: Feb 2026
Facilities with hazardous-waste handler records under RCRA in the reviewed 5-mile city-center search area. Active handler status is separate from air, water, or other ECHO compliance violations, which are shown in their own sections.
Active RCRA handler records in the reviewed city search area
Release reports
Reported: Dec 2021
Reported: Dec 2021
Data from EPA UST Finder
Toxics Release Inventory data — chemicals disposed on-site at reporting facilities.
Mmc Materials Gulf Coast LLC - Canal
Open data source: View EPA TRI facility recordSites regulated by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, including mines, sand and gravel operations, and portable crushers. Status and type are from the MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System. Records with active/intermittent status dates older than 5 years are shown as older records rather than current active sites.
No records shown in this group.
Reviewed: status dates within last 5 years
Data from MSHA
Mobile County, AL
EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)
Mobile County is EPA Radon Zone 3 (low potential). EPA defines Zone 3 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels below 2 pCi/L.
Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.
FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.
Special Flood Hazard Area — 1% annual chance of flooding (100-year floodplain) with base flood elevation.
Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.
EPA ECHO lists facilities linked to the Risk Management Program. Results include facilities with locations that can be matched. Records may be historical. Current operations, chemical inventories, and recent accident history are unverified.
PHMSA tracks incidents involving natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. Incidents include leaks, ruptures, and explosions.
No records dated within the last 5 years surfaced for this city report.
Reviewed: last 5 years
Data from PHMSA
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
Mobile County, AlabamaPop. 411,411
County Health Rankings edition: 2024
Premature Death
Poor or Fair Health
Poor Physical Health Days
Poor Mental Health Days
Adult Smoking
Adult Obesity
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
Drinking water violation indicator
Diabetes Prevalence
Life Expectancy
| Indicator | County | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Death | 12,207 | 11,416 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 21.2% | 17.8% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.9 | 5.9 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 18.9% | 17.9% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 40.6% | 40.6% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 8.3 | 9.3 | 7.3 |
| Drinking water violation indicator | No | N/A | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 13.5% | 13.3% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 73.0 | 73.7 | 77.6 |
This report does not have PFAS sample results for the candidate water systems in Prichard.
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EPA drinking water records on this page list 26 violations for Prichard Water Works Board.
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Nearby EPA monitoring stations provide annual air quality measurements for Prichard.
The monitoring station at Bay Road, Theodore, Alabama recorded an annual average of 0.04 Parts per million for ozone in 2025.
The monitoring station at Chickasaw recorded an annual average of 1.4 Parts per billion for sulfur dioxide in 2025.
The monitoring station at Chickasaw recorded an annual average of 0.04 Parts per million for ozone in 2025.
The radon data for Prichard covers Mobile County. EPA places this area in Zone 3, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level below 2 picocuries per liter.
No Superfund sites were returned for this city report.
This city report shows 3 brownfield sites: Anton Street Property; Criterion Street Property Prichard; Dean Brothers Former Wrecking Site.
EPA Superfund recordsView on EPA ECHOView on EPA ECHOView on EPA ECHO
The county data for Prichard reports a life expectancy of 73.0 years in Mobile County, Alabama.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Prichard reports 12,207 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Mobile County, Alabama. This measure adds up the years lost to early deaths and adjusts for differences in population age.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Prichard lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 8.3 micrograms per cubic meter in Mobile County, Alabama.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
Federal pipeline records list an incident involving Plains Pipeline, L.P. near Prichard on Feb 23, 2011. The reported release was crude oil.
Federal pipeline records list an incident involving Plains Pipeline, L.P. near Prichard on May 3, 2012. The reported release was crude oil.
Federal pipeline records list an incident involving Plains Pipeline, L.P. near Prichard on Jun 26, 2017. The reported release was crude oil.