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PWS ID	AL0000820
PWS Name	SMITHS WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY
PWS Type	Community water system
Owner Type	Local government
Primary Source	Surface water
Primacy Type	State
Is Wholesaler?	No
Population Served	31695
County Served	Lee

The tables below list all violations that the state reported to EPA for this water system. Health-based violations are listed first, followed by treatment technique, MRDL, monitoring, reporting, and other violations.

Health-based	Violations of maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) or maximum residual disinfectant levels (MRDLs), which specify the highest concentrations of contaminants or disinfectants, respectively, allowed in drinking water; or of treatment technique (TT) rules, which specify required processes intended to reduce the amounts of contaminants in drinking water. MCLs, MRDLs, and treatment technique rules are all health-based drinking water standards.
Maximum Contaminant Level or MCL	The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.
Treatment Technique	A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.
Maximum residual disinfectant level or MRDL	The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.
Monitoring & reporting	Failure to conduct regular monitoring of drinking water quality, as required by SDWA, or to submit monitoring results in a timely fashion to the primacy agency or EPA.
Public notification & other	Failure to provide notification to the public as required by the Violations of Public Notification Rule and the Consumer Confidence Report Rule, and violations of other requirements such as those violations related to variances and exemptions.

Violations

Violation Category Code	Violation Type Description	Rule Name	Contaminant Name	Violation ID	Compliance Status Description	Compliance Period Begin Date	Compliance Period End Date	Is Health Based Ind
RPT	Report Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR)	Revised Total Coliform Rule	Revised Total Coliform Rule	20	Returned to Compliance	11-JAN-2023	-	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Beryllium, Total	32	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2022	31-DEC-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Thallium, Total	33	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2022	31-DEC-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Arsenic Rule	Arsenic	21	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2022	31-DEC-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Barium	22	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2022	31-DEC-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Cadmium	23	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2022	31-DEC-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	CYANIDE	25	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2022	31-DEC-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Fluoride	26	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2022	31-DEC-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Mercury	28	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2022	31-DEC-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Nickel	29	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2022	31-DEC-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Nitrate Rule	Nitrate	35	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2022	31-DEC-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Nitrate Rule	Nitrite	30	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2022	31-DEC-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Selenium	34	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2022	31-DEC-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Chromium	24	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2022	31-DEC-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Antimony, Total	31	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2022	31-DEC-2022	No

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Enforcement Actions

Latest Enforcement ID	Associated To Violation ID	Enforcement Action Type Code	Enforcement Action Description	Enforcement Date	Originator Description	Enforcement Comment
215	21	SOX	State Compliance achieved	28-JUN-2023	State	-
215	35	SOX	State Compliance achieved	28-JUN-2023	State	-
215	22	SOX	State Compliance achieved	28-JUN-2023	State	-
215	23	SOX	State Compliance achieved	28-JUN-2023	State	-
215	24	SOX	State Compliance achieved	28-JUN-2023	State	-
215	25	SOX	State Compliance achieved	28-JUN-2023	State	-
215	26	SOX	State Compliance achieved	28-JUN-2023	State	-
215	28	SOX	State Compliance achieved	28-JUN-2023	State	-
215	29	SOX	State Compliance achieved	28-JUN-2023	State	-
215	30	SOX	State Compliance achieved	28-JUN-2023	State	-
215	31	SOX	State Compliance achieved	28-JUN-2023	State	-
215	32	SOX	State Compliance achieved	28-JUN-2023	State	-
215	33	SOX	State Compliance achieved	28-JUN-2023	State	-
215	34	SOX	State Compliance achieved	28-JUN-2023	State	-
211	20	SOX	State Compliance achieved	13-JAN-2023	State	-

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All Facilities

Facility Name	Facility ID	Is Source	Facility Type Description	Water Type Description	Availability Description	Facility Activity Status
OPELIKA	7150	Yes	Consecutive Connection	Surface water	Emergency	Active
LAKE OLIVER	5498	Yes	Intake	Surface water	Permanent	Active
LEE CHAMBERS CONNECTION	9400	Yes	Consecutive Connection	Surface water	Emergency	Active
PHENIX CITY	7149	Yes	Consecutive Connection	Surface water	Emergency	Inactive
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM	6174	No	Distribution System/Zone	-	-	Active
MOTTS BPS	10292	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Active
LEE COUNTY ROAD 240 BOOSTER PUMP STATION	10696	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Active
PHENIX CITY PUMP STATION	8028	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Inactive
PUMP STATION #2	8029	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Inactive
PUMP STATION #3	8030	No	Pump Facility	-	-	Inactive
SALEM TANK	10291	No	Storage	-	-	Active
AL-169 ELEVATED WATER STORAGE TANK	10695	No	Storage	-	-	Active
CHUMNEY #1 TANK	1279	No	Storage	-	-	Active
CHUMNEY #2 TANK	1280	No	Storage	-	-	Active
MOTTS #1 TANK	1281	No	Storage	-	-	Active
MOTTS #2 TANK	1282	No	Storage	-	-	Active
OAKHURST TANK	1275	No	Storage	-	-	Inactive
SALEM TANK	1276	No	Storage	-	-	Inactive
PLANT TANK	1277	No	Storage	-	-	Inactive
OFFICE TANK	1278	No	Storage	-	-	Inactive
SMITHS WATER TREATMENT PLANT	3120	No	Treatment Plant	-	-	Active

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Treatment Processes

Facility Name	Facility ID	Treatment Process	Treatment Objective
SMITHS WATER TREATMENT PLANT	3120	Rapid Mix	Particulate removal
SMITHS WATER TREATMENT PLANT	3120	Flocculation	Particulate removal
SMITHS WATER TREATMENT PLANT	3120	Sedimentation	Particulate removal
SMITHS WATER TREATMENT PLANT	3120	Fluoridation	Other
SMITHS WATER TREATMENT PLANT	3120	pH Adjustment, Post	Corrosion control
SMITHS WATER TREATMENT PLANT	3120	Gaseous Chlorination, Post	Disinfection
SMITHS WATER TREATMENT PLANT	3120	Filtration, Rapid Sand	Particulate removal

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For more information on a Water System:
Ask the operators of your water system, contact your primacy agency or file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
Drinking water in general: Find out more about your drinking water web site or call the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791). EPA has also prepared a table about various regulated drinking water contaminants.
Tools for accessing EPA drinking water data: Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) Federal Reporting Services and Drinking Water Performance and Results Report.
Research Data: As well as monitoring the levels of drinking water contaminants for which EPA has set standards, EPA, states, and water systems also carry out studies of contaminants that may need to be regulated in the future. For more information about these contaminants, please see the National Contaminant Occurrence Database.

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