Public water system · AL0000036

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Foley, Utilities Board of the City of

At a glance

City of Foley, Utilities Board of the (PWSID AL0000036) is an active community water system in Baldwin County, Alabama. It reports serving 50,919 people through 16,973 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 January 2023.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

50,919

Service connections

16,973

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDAL0000036

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served50,919

Service connections16,973

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyAL state drinking water program

City servedFoley

StateAlabama

ZIP—

CountyBaldwin County

How does City of Foley, Utilities Board of the compare with other water systems in Baldwin County?

By EPA's size categories, City of Foley, Utilities Board of the is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Baldwin County has 24 active public water systems, and City of Foley, Utilities Board of the is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 4 times the county average of 12,834 people per system, and accounts for 17% of the 308,003 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 City of Foley, Utilities Board of the is about 7.6 times 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 City of Foley, Utilities Board of the?

EPA lists City of Foley, Utilities Board of the 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. 15 of the 24 active systems in Baldwin County (63%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Foley, Utilities Board of the have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2023 and January 2023. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Heptachlor epoxide, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Pentachlorophenol and Ethylene dibromide (EDB). EPA lists 12 as archived. 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
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Heptachlor epoxidecode 2067	No	Archived
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039	No	Archived
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Pentachlorophenolcode 2326	No	Archived
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946	No	Archived
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Hexachlorocyclopentadienecode 2042	No	Archived
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Dinosebcode 2041	No	Archived
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Methoxychlorcode 2015	No	Archived
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Chlordanecode 2959	No	Archived
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Endothallcode 2033	No	Archived
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Picloramcode 2040	No	Archived
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Atrazinecode 2050	No	Archived
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Heptachlorcode 2065	No	Archived

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.

City of Foley, Utilities Board of the: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Foley, Utilities Board of the?

City of Foley, Utilities Board of the (PWSID AL0000036) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the AL state drinking water program.

How many people does City of Foley, Utilities Board of the serve?

City of Foley, Utilities Board of the reports serving 50,919 people through 16,973 service connections in Baldwin County, Alabama.

Where does City of Foley, Utilities Board of the 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 City of Foley, Utilities Board of the 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 January 2023. 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 City of Foley, Utilities Board of the'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 January 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AL state drinking water program.

Where can I find City of Foley, Utilities Board of the's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Foley, Utilities Board of the 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 Baldwin County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Fairhope, City of	Baldwin	59,850	Community	Groundwater
Gulf Shores, the Ub of the City of	Baldwin	40,947	Community	Groundwater
Daphne, Utilities Board of the City of	Baldwin	33,372	Community	Groundwater
North Baldwin Utilities	Baldwin	28,713	Community	Groundwater
Orange Beach Water Sewer and F.P.A.	Baldwin	17,796	Community	Groundwater
Belforest Water System	Baldwin	17,268	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, “Foley, Utilities Board of the City of, PWSID AL0000036, Alabama”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alabama/foley-utilities-board-of-the-city-of-al0000036 (data as of October 1, 2026).