Public water system · AL0000122

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Nectar, Town of

At a glance

Town of Nectar (PWSID AL0000122) is an active community water system in Blount County, Alabama. It reports serving 3,288 people through 1,096 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, 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 December 2015.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

3,288

Service connections

1,096

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDAL0000122

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served3,288

Service connections1,096

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyAL state drinking water program

City servedCleveland

StateAlabama

ZIP—

CountyBlount County

How does Town of Nectar compare with other water systems in Blount County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Nectar is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Blount County has 12 active public water systems. Its population served is about 43% below the county average of 5,799 people per system, and accounts for 4.7% of the 69,588 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 Nectar is about half of 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 152 Alabama systems (26%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Town of Nectar?

EPA lists Town of Nectar 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. 10 of the 12 active systems in Blount County (83%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Nectar have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2015. The violations listed here began between January 2010 and December 2015. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Haloacetic acids (HAA5) (5 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2015-12-15	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2015-12-15	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2015-09-21	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2015-09-21	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2015-06-15	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2015-06-15	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2015-03-16	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2015-03-16	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2014-12-10	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2014-12-10	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2011-07-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Trichloroethylenecode 2984	No	Resolved

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 Nectar: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Nectar?

Town of Nectar (PWSID AL0000122) 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 Nectar serve?

Town of Nectar reports serving 3,288 people through 1,096 service connections in Blount County, Alabama.

Where does Town of Nectar get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Town of Nectar 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 December 2015. 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 Nectar'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 December 2015. 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 Nectar's water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Nectar 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 Blount County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Oneonta, Ub of the City of	Blount	19,971	Community	Surface water
Blount County Water Authority	Blount	19,074	Community	Surface water
Pine Bluff Water Authority	Blount	6,330	Community	Purchased surface water
Snead Water Works, Town of	Blount	6,111	Community	Groundwater
Blountsville, the Ub of the Town of	Blount	4,266	Community	Groundwater
Cleveland Water Works	Blount	3,516	Community	Purchased surface water

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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, “Nectar, Town of, PWSID AL0000122, Alabama”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alabama/nectar-town-of-al0000122 (data as of October 1, 2026).