Public water system · AL0000275
ActiveColeman Lake Usfs Rec Area
At a glance
Coleman Lake Usfs Rec Area (PWSID AL0000275) is an active transient non-community water system in Cleburne County, Alabama. It reports serving 60 people through 43 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
60
Service connections
43
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Coleman Lake Usfs Rec Area compare with other water systems in Cleburne County?
By EPA's size categories, Coleman Lake Usfs Rec Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cleburne County has 6 active public water systems, and Coleman Lake Usfs Rec Area is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,696 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 16,173 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Alabama, the 576 active systems average 11,028 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Coleman Lake Usfs Rec Area is about 58% below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Alabama has 45 active transient non-community water systems, 7.8% 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 Coleman Lake Usfs Rec Area?
EPA lists Coleman Lake Usfs Rec Area as owned by the federal 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. 1 of the 6 active systems in Cleburne County (17%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Coleman Lake Usfs Rec Area have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2019 and November 2025. By type: 5 reporting, 4 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (7 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-11 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-05-31 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-05-11 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-06-11 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-05-18 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-11 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-08-11 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Coleman Lake Usfs Rec Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Coleman Lake Usfs Rec Area?
Coleman Lake Usfs Rec Area (PWSID AL0000275) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the AL state drinking water program.
How many people does Coleman Lake Usfs Rec Area serve?
Coleman Lake Usfs Rec Area reports serving 60 people through 43 service connections in Cleburne County, Alabama.
Where does Coleman Lake Usfs Rec Area 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 Coleman Lake Usfs Rec Area 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 November 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 Coleman Lake Usfs Rec Area'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 November 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Coleman Lake Usfs Rec Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Coleman Lake Usfs Rec Area is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Cleburne County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleburne County Water Authority | Cleburne | 8,307 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Heflin, the Water Works and Sewer Board | Cleburne | 4,590 | Community | Surface water |
| Ranburne Water & Sewer Department | Cleburne | 2,061 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Edwardsville Water & Fire Pro Authority | Cleburne | 585 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Cheaha State Park | Cleburne | 570 | 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, “Coleman Lake Usfs Rec Area, PWSID AL0000275, Alabama”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alabama/coleman-lake-usfs-rec-area-al0000275 (data as of October 1, 2026).