Public water system · AL0000559
ActiveFlomaton, Town of
At a glance
Town of Flomaton (PWSID AL0000559) is an active community water system in Escambia County, Alabama. It reports serving 2,409 people through 803 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
2,409
Service connections
803
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Town of Flomaton compare with other water systems in Escambia County?
By EPA's size categories, Town of Flomaton is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Escambia County has 9 active public water systems, and Town of Flomaton is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about half of the county average of 4,814 people per system, and accounts for 5.6% of the 43,326 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Alabama, the 576 active systems average 11,028 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Town of Flomaton is about 64% below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Alabama has 505 active community water systems, 88% of the state's 576 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 302 Alabama systems (52%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Town of Flomaton?
EPA lists Town of Flomaton as owned by a local government. The AL state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 9 of the 9 active systems in Escambia County (100%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Town of Flomaton have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2023 and January 2023. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Methoxychlor, Lindane (gamma-BHC), Simazine and Endrin. EPA lists 12 as archived. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Methoxychlorcode 2015 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Lindane (gamma-BHC)code 2010 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Simazinecode 2037 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endrincode 2005 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlordanecode 2959 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorobenzenecode 2274 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), totalcode 2383 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Atrazinecode 2050 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbofurancode 2046 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Alachlor (Lasso)code 2051 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzo(a)pyrenecode 2306 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipatecode 2035 | No | Archived |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Town of Flomaton: frequently asked questions
Who runs Town of Flomaton?
Town of Flomaton (PWSID AL0000559) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the AL state drinking water program.
How many people does Town of Flomaton serve?
Town of Flomaton reports serving 2,409 people through 803 service connections in Escambia County, Alabama.
Where does Town of Flomaton get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Town of Flomaton have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Town of Flomaton's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Town of Flomaton's water quality report?
As a community water system, Town of Flomaton must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Escambia County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Escambia Utilities, Inc.. | Escambia | 12,060 | Community | Groundwater |
| Brewton Water Works | Escambia | 11,430 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mccall Water System Inc. | Escambia | 8,400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Freemanville Water System | Escambia | 3,414 | Community | Groundwater |
| East Brewton, the Wwb of the Town of | Escambia | 2,994 | Community | Groundwater |
| Escambia Community Utilities LLC | Escambia | 1,500 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Flomaton, Town of, PWSID AL0000559, Alabama”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alabama/flomaton-town-of-al0000559 (data as of October 1, 2026).