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 systemsWalker15 systemsDale15 systemsHouston15 systemsMobile15 systemsJefferson14 systemsWashington13 systemsColbert13 systemsBlount12 systemsCovington11 systemsCullman11 systemsCalhoun10 systemsTuscaloosa10 systemsBarbour10 systemsElmore10 systemsTallapoosa10 systemsEscambia9 systemsMarshall9 systemsMarion9 systemsMadison9 systemsJackson9 systemsMonroe9 systemsGeneva9 systemsDallas8 systemsMontgomery8 systemsLauderdale8 systemsClarke8 systemsCoffee8 systemsConecuh7 systemsMarengo7 systemsLee7 systemsCrenshaw7 systemsAutauga7 systemsRandolph6 systemsDeKalb6 systemsCleburne6 systemsCoosa6 systemsWilcox6 systemsHenry6 systemsFranklin6 systemsMorgan6 systemsLowndes6 systemsChambers5 systemsBibb5 systemsPickens5 systemsChoctaw5 systemsWinston5 systemsLamar5 systemsFayette5 systemsPike5 systemsChilton5 systemsRussell5 systemsMacon5 systemsButler5 systemsClay5 systemsGreene4 systemsCherokee4 systemsSumter4 systemsLimestone4 systemsLawrence4 systemsHale4 systemsBurke4 systemsBullock3 systemsPerry3 systems
Carbon2 systems
Appling2 systems
Quitman1 systems
Harrison1 systems
Wayne1 systems
Hardin1 systems
Greenville1 systems
Luzerne1 systems
Coshocton1 systems
Tishomingo1 systems
Orange1 systems