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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

The largest active public water systems in Alabama by population served
#Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
1Central Alabama Water SystemJefferson585,000CommunitySurface water
2Huntsville Utilities Water Dept.Madison310,107CommunitySurface water
3Mobile, Bd. of W&S Comm. of the City ofMobile279,000CommunitySurface water
4Montgomery Ww&Ssb, City ofMontgomery276,000CommunitySurface water
5Tuscaloosa Water & SewerTuscaloosa166,524CommunitySurface water
6Madison County Water DepartmentMadison119,100CommunityPurchased surface water
7Dothan Utilities, City ofHouston97,146CommunityGroundwater
8Limestone County Water & Sewer Auth.Limestone90,900CommunitySurface water
9Bessemer Water ServiceJefferson86,091CommunityPurchased surface water
10Florence Water Department, City ofLauderdale77,766CommunitySurface water
11Decatur, Municipal Ub ofMorgan77,103CommunitySurface water
12Auburn Water WorksLee65,313CommunitySurface water
13Fairhope, City ofBaldwin59,850CommunityGroundwater
14Anniston Alabama, the Wwsb of the City OCalhoun56,646CommunitySurface water
15Cullman County Water DepartmentCullman56,628CommunityPurchased surface water
16Madison, the W & Ww Board of the City ofMadison54,114CommunitySurface water
17Harvest-Monrovia Water SystemMadison51,915CommunityGroundwater under influence of surface water
18Foley, Utilities Board of the City ofBaldwin50,919CommunityGroundwater
19Enterprise, the Wwb of the City ofCoffee48,000CommunityGroundwater
20Northeast Alabama Water Sewer and FpdDeKalb47,070CommunitySurface water
21Prattville, the Ww Board of the City ofAutauga46,614CommunityPurchased surface water
22Opelika, Ww Bd. of the City ofLee45,621CommunitySurface water
23Gadsden, the Wwsb of the City ofEtowah44,637CommunitySurface water
24Us Army Garrison-Redstone ArsenalMadison44,472CommunitySurface water
25Athens,the Water Works Bd of the City ofLimestone43,431CommunitySurface water

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