Public water system · AL0001789
ActiveCoffee County Water Authority
At a glance
Coffee County Water Authority (PWSID AL0001789) is an active community water system in Coffee County, Alabama. It reports serving 6,180 people through 2,060 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
6,180
Service connections
2,060
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Coffee County Water Authority compare with other water systems in Coffee County?
By EPA's size categories, Coffee County Water Authority is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Coffee County has 8 active public water systems, and Coffee County Water Authority is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 28% below the county average of 8,610 people per system, and accounts for 9% of the 68,876 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Alabama, the 576 active systems average 11,028 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Coffee County Water Authority is roughly in line with that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Alabama has 505 active community water systems, 88% of the state's 576 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 302 Alabama systems (52%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Coffee County Water Authority?
EPA lists Coffee County Water Authority as owned by a local government. The AL state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 6 of the 8 active systems in Coffee County (75%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Coffee County Water Authority have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2021 and July 2025. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Revised Total Coliform Rule, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene and trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene. EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039 | No | Archived |
| 2022-04-11 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Styrenecode 2996 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Coffee County Water Authority: frequently asked questions
Who runs Coffee County Water Authority?
Coffee County Water Authority (PWSID AL0001789) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the AL state drinking water program.
How many people does Coffee County Water Authority serve?
Coffee County Water Authority reports serving 6,180 people through 2,060 service connections in Coffee County, Alabama.
Where does Coffee County Water Authority get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Coffee County Water Authority have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Coffee County Water Authority's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Coffee County Water Authority's water quality report?
As a community water system, Coffee County Water Authority must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Coffee County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise, the Wwb of the City of | Coffee | 48,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Elba, the Ww and Eb of the City of | Coffee | 5,361 | Community | Groundwater |
| New Brockton Water Department | Coffee | 4,185 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kinston, Town of | Coffee | 2,415 | Community | Groundwater |
| Jack Water System, Inc. | Coffee | 1,335 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wayne Farms LLC. | Coffee | 800 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Coffee County Water Authority, PWSID AL0001789, Alabama”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alabama/coffee-county-water-authority-al0001789 (data as of October 1, 2026).