Alabama public water systems
579 active systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, serving a reported 6.3M people across 79 counties.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO, refreshed quarterly.
Active systems
579
Population served
6.3M
Community systems
505
Groundwater share
60.3%
System types in Alabama
505
Community water system
26
Non-transient non-community water system
48
Transient non-community water system
Largest water systems in Alabama
| # | Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Alabama Water System | Jefferson | 585,000 | Community | Surface water |
| 2 | Huntsville Utilities Water Dept. | Madison | 310,107 | Community | Surface water |
| 3 | Mobile, Bd. of W&S Comm. of the City of | Mobile | 279,000 | Community | Surface water |
| 4 | Montgomery Ww&Ssb, City of | Montgomery | 276,000 | Community | Surface water |
| 5 | Tuscaloosa Water & Sewer | Tuscaloosa | 166,524 | Community | Surface water |
| 6 | Madison County Water Department | Madison | 119,100 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| 7 | Dothan Utilities, City of | Houston | 97,146 | Community | Groundwater |
| 8 | Limestone County Water & Sewer Auth. | Limestone | 90,900 | Community | Surface water |
| 9 | Bessemer Water Service | Jefferson | 86,091 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| 10 | Florence Water Department, City of | Lauderdale | 77,766 | Community | Surface water |
| 11 | Decatur, Municipal Ub of | Morgan | 77,103 | Community | Surface water |
| 12 | Auburn Water Works | Lee | 65,313 | Community | Surface water |
| 13 | Fairhope, City of | Baldwin | 59,850 | Community | Groundwater |
| 14 | Anniston Alabama, the Wwsb of the City O | Calhoun | 56,646 | Community | Surface water |
| 15 | Cullman County Water Department | Cullman | 56,628 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| 16 | Madison, the W & Ww Board of the City of | Madison | 54,114 | Community | Surface water |
| 17 | Harvest-Monrovia Water System | Madison | 51,915 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| 18 | Foley, Utilities Board of the City of | Baldwin | 50,919 | Community | Groundwater |
| 19 | Enterprise, the Wwb of the City of | Coffee | 48,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| 20 | Northeast Alabama Water Sewer and Fpd | DeKalb | 47,070 | Community | Surface water |
| 21 | Prattville, the Ww Board of the City of | Autauga | 46,614 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| 22 | Opelika, Ww Bd. of the City of | Lee | 45,621 | Community | Surface water |
| 23 | Gadsden, the Wwsb of the City of | Etowah | 44,637 | Community | Surface water |
| 24 | Us Army Garrison-Redstone Arsenal | Madison | 44,472 | Community | Surface water |
| 25 | Athens,the Water Works Bd of the City of | Limestone | 43,431 | Community | Surface water |
By county
Baldwin24 systemsEtowah17 systemsSt. Clair17 systemsShelby16 systemsTalladega16 systemsDale15 systemsHouston15 systemsMobile15 systemsWalker15 systemsJefferson14 systemsColbert13 systemsWashington13 systemsBlount12 systemsCovington11 systemsCullman11 systemsBarbour10 systemsCalhoun10 systemsElmore10 systemsTallapoosa10 systemsTuscaloosa10 systemsEscambia9 systemsGeneva9 systemsJackson9 systemsMadison9 systemsMarion9 systemsMarshall9 systemsMonroe9 systemsClarke8 systemsCoffee8 systemsDallas8 systemsLauderdale8 systemsMontgomery8 systemsAutauga7 systemsLee7 systemsConecuh7 systemsCrenshaw7 systemsMarengo7 systemsCleburne6 systemsCoosa6 systemsDeKalb6 systemsFranklin6 systemsHenry6 systemsLowndes6 systemsMorgan6 systemsRandolph6 systemsWilcox6 systemsBibb5 systemsButler5 systemsChambers5 systemsChilton5 systemsChoctaw5 systemsClay5 systemsFayette5 systemsLamar5 systemsMacon5 systemsPickens5 systemsPike5 systemsRussell5 systemsWinston5 systemsCherokee4 systemsGreene4 systemsHale4 systemsLawrence4 systemsLimestone4 systemsSumter4 systemsBurke4 systemsBullock3 systemsPerry3 systems
Appling2 systems
Carbon2 systems
Quitman1 systems
Harrison1 systems
Tishomingo1 systems
Coshocton1 systems
Luzerne1 systems
Greenville1 systems
Wayne1 systems
Hardin1 systems
Orange1 systems