Chloride in Alabama well water
In Alabama, chloride was detected in 100% of 6,274 tested private well samples.
Chloride mainly comes from road salt and water softener discharge. Above 250 mg/L water tastes salty and corrodes plumbing. Rising chloride in a well usually means road salt is reaching the aquifer.
Check your chloride number
Type the value from your lab report. It is compared to the EPA limit, the same way the full interpretation does it.
Test your Alabama well for chloride
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Systems that remove chloride
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For chloride
Under-sink reverse osmosis system
under-sink or countertop, about $300
Look for NSF/ANSI 58 certification listing the contaminant you need removed.
Rather have it installed and sized for your well? Book a free in-home water test with a licensed local company.
Where to get a well tested for chloride in Alabama: certified labs, state programs and prices.
By county, from individual samples
Public monitoring samples against the EPA limit; counties with at least 30 samples.
| County | Above EPA limit | Samples | Detected | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler | no limit | 121 | 100% | 5.8 | 88 mg/L |
| Calhoun | no limit | 39 | 100% | 2.08 | 169 mg/L |
| Chilton | no limit | 75 | 100% | 2.8 | 85 mg/L |
| Choctaw | no limit | 433 | 100% | 8.4 | 36,100 mg/L |
| Clarke | no limit | 99 | 100% | 4.4 | 97,800 mg/L |
| Conecuh | no limit | 102 | 100% | 4.4 | 19 mg/L |
| Crenshaw | no limit | 94 | 100% | 5.2 | 30 mg/L |
| Cullman | no limit | 152 | 100% | 5.8 | 212 mg/L |
| Dale | no limit | 136 | 100% | 5.1 | 28 mg/L |
| Dallas | no limit | 279 | 100% | 8.7 | 620 mg/L |
| DeKalb | no limit | 77 | 100% | 2.8 | 30 mg/L |
| Elmore | no limit | 133 | 100% | 2.4 | 65 mg/L |
| Escambia | no limit | 556 | 100% | 61.5 | 18,400 mg/L |
| Geneva | no limit | 90 | 100% | 5 | 321 mg/L |
| Blount | no limit | 69 | 100% | 3.8 | 40 mg/L |
- Gordon CCD, Houston County100% detected of 30
- Gilbertown-Toxey CCD, Choctaw County100% detected of 294
- Silas CCD, Choctaw County100% detected of 100
- Luverne CCD, Crenshaw County100% detected of 48
- Camden CCD, Wilcox County100% detected of 51
- Sawyerville CCD, Hale County100% detected of 58
- Stewart-Akron CCD, Hale County100% detected of 36
- Newbern CCD, Hale County100% detected of 68
- Moundville CCD, Hale County100% detected of 61
- Greensboro South CCD, Hale County100% detected of 36
- Greensboro Northeast CCD, Hale County100% detected of 40
- Demopolis CCD, Marengo County100% detected of 57
- Montgomery CCD, Montgomery County100% detected of 236
- Aliceville CCD, Pickens County100% detected of 165
- Reform CCD, Pickens County100% detected of 56
- Carrollton CCD, Pickens County100% detected of 76
- Ethelsville CCD, Pickens County100% detected of 52
- Gordo CCD, Pickens County100% detected of 45
- Selma CCD, Dallas County100% detected of 100
- Dothan CCD, Houston County100% detected of 63
Sources
- Individual samples from the USGS Water Quality Portal and state monitoring, summarized per geography. chloride counts and shares are listed on each county and town page with their sources.