Alabama Water Quality
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Alabama has 546 active community water systems in this extract. PlainEnviro's health-based slice lists 538 violation records across 50 systems with at least one such row. These are historical EPA registry counts, not a statewide drinkability score.
Health-based violation records for 546 community water systems in Alabama. Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS).
Water Systems with Most Health-Based Records
| # | Water System | Health-Based Records | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEKALB-JACKSON WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT Ider | 62 | Yes |
| 2 | CWM WATER AUTHORITY Dickinson | 58 | Yes |
| 3 | GILBERTOWN, UTILITIES BOARD OF TOWN OF Gilbertown | 25 | Yes |
| 4 | MARION COUNTY PUBLIC WATER AUTHORITY Hamilton | 22 | Yes |
| 5 | DOUBLE SPRINGS, TOWN OF W&S BOARD Double Springs | 21 | Yes |
| 6 | SWEET WATER, THE WW & SB OF THE TOWN OF Sweetwater | 20 | Yes |
| 7 | PRICHARD WATER WORKS BOARD Prichard | 18 | Yes |
| 8 | OLDE MILL TRACE S/D Birmingham | 17 | Yes |
| 9 | ELBA, THE WW AND EB OF THE CITY OF Montgomery | 14 | Yes |
| 10 | JACKSON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY Scottsboro | 14 | Yes |
| 11 | GLEN ALLEN WATER SYSTEM Glen Allen | 11 | Yes |
| 12 | WILCOX COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT Camden | 10 | Yes |
| 13 | PERDIDO BAY WATER SEWER & FPD Elberta | 10 | Yes |
| 14 | NORTH CLARKE WATER AUTHORITY Thomasville | 10 | Yes |
| 15 | BUTLER WATER SYSTEM Butler | 8 | Yes |
| 16 | THOMASVILLE WATER WORKS & SEWER BOARD Thomasville | 8 | Yes |
| 17 | VERNON WATER AND SEWER BOARD Vernon | 8 | Yes |
| 18 | TUSKEGEE, UTILITIES BOARD OF THE CITY OF Tuskegee | 8 | Yes |
| 19 | US ARMY GARRISON-REDSTONE ARSENAL Redstone Arsenal | 8 | Yes |
| 20 | MID-CENTRAL WATER AUTHORITY Fulton | 8 | Yes |
| 21 | LYNN WATER WORKS Lynn | 7 | Yes |
| 22 | CURRY WATER AUTHORITY Jasper | 7 | Yes |
| 23 | OXFORD WATER WORKS & SEWER BOARD Oxford | 6 | Yes |
| 24 | TUSCALOOSA WATER & SEWER Tuscaloosa | 6 | Yes |
| 25 | KENSINGTON PLACE S/D Birmingham | 6 | Yes |
| 26 | SHEFFIELD UTILITIES, CITY OF SHEFFIELD Sheffield | 5 | Yes |
| 27 | STAR-MINDINGALL WATER AUTHORITY Tuskegee | 5 | Yes |
| 28 | MT. ANDREW WATER AUTHORITY Midway | 4 | Yes |
| 29 | THORSBY WATER WORKS BOARD, TOWN OF Thorsby | 4 | Yes |
| 30 | RIVER FALLS WATER SYSTEM River Falls | 4 | Yes |
| 31 | WARRIOR RIVER WATER AUTHORITY Bessemer | 4 | Yes |
| 32 | UNION GROVE UTILITY BOARD Union Grove | 4 | Yes |
| 33 | MOBILE, BD. OF W&S COMM. OF THE CITY OF Mobile | 4 | Yes |
| 34 | EXCEL, TOWN OF Excel | 4 | Yes |
| 35 | WOODLAND WATER BOARD Woodland | 4 | Yes |
| 36 | BUTLER COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY Greenville | 4 | Yes |
| 37 | BLOUNT COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY Cleveland | 4 | Yes |
| 38 | BLUFF CREEK MOBILE HOME PARK Daphne | 4 | Yes |
| 39 | CHOCTAW-EDNA WATER AUTHORITY, INC. Pennington | 3 | Yes |
| 40 | LINEVILLE WATER WORKS BOARD Lineville | 3 | Yes |
| 41 | MILLERVILLE WATER & FIRE PRO AUTHORITY Millerville | 3 | Yes |
| 42 | LAGRANGE MOUNTAIN WATER AUTHORITY Leighton | 3 | Yes |
| 43 | SOUTH CRENSHAW COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY Brantley | 3 | Yes |
| 44 | WEST ETOWAH WATER & FIRE PRO AUTHORITY Attalla | 3 | Yes |
| 45 | WINFIELD WATER WORKS & SEWER BOARD Winfield | 3 | Yes |
| 46 | BOLDO, WATER & FIRE PROTECTION AUTHORITY Jasper | 3 | Yes |
| 47 | CLAYTON WATER WORKS & SEWER Clayton | 2 | Yes |
| 48 | WEST BLOCTON, TOWN OF West Blocton | 2 | Yes |
| 49 | GEORGIANA, THE WW&SB OF THE CITY OF Georgiana | 2 | Yes |
| 50 | LAFAYETTE (CITY OF) Lafayette | 2 | Yes |
Most Common Contaminants in Alabama
| Contaminant | Violations | Systems Affected |
|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 234 | 28 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 148 | 15 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | 28 | 12 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | 27 | 20 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | 17 | 3 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | 15 | 2 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | 14 | 1 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | 11 | 6 |
| TDS | 8 | 3 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 5 | 3 |
| Trichloroethylene | 4 | 1 |
| Aluminum | 4 | 1 |
| Coliform (TCR) | 3 | 1 |
| Fluoride | 3 | 2 |
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | 3 | 3 |
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About This Data
Water quality data is from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Health-based violations include Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and Treatment Technique (TT) violations. Only community water systems (CWS) in Alabama are included.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.