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Grove Hill Water Works

At a glance

Grove Hill Water Works (PWSID AL0000255) is an active community water system in Clarke County, Alabama. It reports serving 5,280 people through 1,760 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 2022.

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

Population served

5,280

Service connections

1,760

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDAL0000255

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served5,280

Service connections1,760

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyAL state drinking water program

City servedGrove Hill

StateAlabama

ZIP—

CountyClarke County

How does Grove Hill Water Works compare with other water systems in Clarke County?

By EPA's size categories, Grove Hill Water Works is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Clarke County has 8 active public water systems, and Grove Hill Water Works is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 19% above the county average of 4,451 people per system, and accounts for 15% of the 35,610 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 Grove Hill Water Works is about 21% below 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 Grove Hill Water Works?

EPA lists Grove Hill Water Works 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. 7 of the 8 active systems in Clarke County (88%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Grove Hill Water Works 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 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and January 2022. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule, Nitrate, Tetrachloroethylene and 1,1,1-Trichloroethane. EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2022-01-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Styrenecode 2996	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Trichloroethylenecode 2984	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Vinyl chloridecode 2976	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Xylenes, Totalcode 2955	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380	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.

Grove Hill Water Works: frequently asked questions

Who runs Grove Hill Water Works?

Grove Hill Water Works (PWSID AL0000255) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the AL state drinking water program.

How many people does Grove Hill Water Works serve?

Grove Hill Water Works reports serving 5,280 people through 1,760 service connections in Clarke County, Alabama.

Where does Grove Hill Water Works 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 Grove Hill Water Works 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 2022. 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 Grove Hill Water Works' 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 2022. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AL state drinking water program.

Where can I find Grove Hill Water Works' water quality report?

As a community water system, Grove Hill Water Works 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 Clarke County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Jackson Water Works & Sewer Board	Clarke	11,715	Community	Surface water
Thomasville Water Works & Sewer Board	Clarke	6,897	Community	Surface water
Old Line Water System	Clarke	5,145	Community	Groundwater
Coffeeville Utiliies Board	Clarke	2,730	Community	Groundwater
Mid-Central Water Authority	Clarke	2,325	Community	Purchased surface water
North Clarke Water Authority	Clarke	984	Community	Purchased 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, “Grove Hill Water Works, PWSID AL0000255, Alabama”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alabama/grove-hill-water-works-al0000255 (data as of October 1, 2026).