Anniston Tap Water Quality Report
Anniston's water has 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. Consider using a certified water filter for additional protection.
Other systems listed for Anniston with results above guidelines: MISSISSIPPI COUNTY PWSD 1 (2 above guidelines)
People Served
175
Health-based violations since 2020
2
ANNISTON PWS. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Oct 2020 · ANNISTON PWS
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Anniston Tap Water Safe to Drink?
We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. Anniston's water has 2 contaminants above EPA health-based guidelines (MCLGs).
ANNISTON PWS, Anniston's water system, serves 175 people. 1 other system is listed for Anniston. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to ANNISTON PWS's. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for ANNISTON PWS is from Oct 2020.
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Anniston Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Anniston, MO
We read Anniston, MO’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs and 1 health-based EPA violation that began after the latest compliance result on file
- 16 results on file
- No PFAS results on record
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Fluoride in Anniston's water
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY PWSD 1
PWSID MO4021178
No fluoride level in our data for MISSISSIPPI COUNTY PWSD 1. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
ANNISTON PWS
PWSID MO4010018
No fluoride level in our data for ANNISTON PWS. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
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Recommended Water Filters for Anniston
Based on Anniston's water quality data, these NSF-certified filters are recommended to remove contaminants above EPA MCLGs.
Culligan
ZeroWater
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
1.9 gpm
Daily Production
1 gpd
Highlights:
- Compact design
- Easy to set up
- Affordable
- NSF-42, NSF-53, NSF-401 certified
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Strontium, Molybdenum, Fluoride, Uranium, Lead, Total PFAS, Chlorine, 25, Phosphorus, Bicarbonate, Calcium, Carbonate, Magnesium, Sodium
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
Waterdrop
A1
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
1 gpm
Highlights:
- Performance certified
- Lower price than Philips
- Hot water dispensing
- Compact design
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
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What Anniston's water readings can explain
We publish a city-level hardness figure for Anniston, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Anniston? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Mississippi County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Anniston
Anniston's tap water has an estimated 9.1 grains per gallon (156.0 mg/L, county sampling in Mississippi County) — hard on the USGS scale, the range where scale on fixtures and appliances is the usual complaint.
Water softener cost for an estimated 9.1 gpg water in Anniston — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For Missouri as a whole, read water softener cost in Missouri — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Anniston Tap Water
Anniston's water has 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. EPA records a health-based violation for ANNISTON PWS that began after its latest compliance result on file (Oct 2020): Failure To Address Deficiency (Groundwater Rule), which began on January 1, 2024. Every such result predates it, so none can show the water met the standard since, and this page does not call the water safe.
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