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Hayden Water Works

At a glance

Hayden Water Works (PWSID AL0000102) is an active community water system in Blount County, Alabama. It reports serving 2,631 people through 877 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, 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 October 2022.

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

Population served

2,631

Service connections

877

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDAL0000102

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served2,631

Service connections877

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyAL state drinking water program

City servedHayden

StateAlabama

ZIP—

CountyBlount County

How does Hayden Water Works compare with other water systems in Blount County?

By EPA's size categories, Hayden Water Works is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Blount County has 12 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 5,799 people per system, and accounts for 3.8% of the 69,588 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 Hayden Water Works is about 61% 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 152 Alabama systems (26%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Hayden Water Works?

EPA lists Hayden 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. 10 of the 12 active systems in Blount County (83%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Hayden 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 October 2022. The violations listed here began between October 2011 and October 2022. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) (5 of them). 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
2022-10-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2012-12-13	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2012-12-13	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2012-09-13	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2012-09-13	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2012-06-18	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2012-06-18	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2012-03-19	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2012-03-19	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2012-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2012-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2011-10-11	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	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.

Hayden Water Works: frequently asked questions

Who runs Hayden Water Works?

Hayden Water Works (PWSID AL0000102) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the AL state drinking water program.

How many people does Hayden Water Works serve?

Hayden Water Works reports serving 2,631 people through 877 service connections in Blount County, Alabama.

Where does Hayden Water Works get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Hayden 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 October 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 Hayden 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 October 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 Hayden Water Works' water quality report?

As a community water system, Hayden 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 Blount County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Oneonta, Ub of the City of	Blount	19,971	Community	Surface water
Blount County Water Authority	Blount	19,074	Community	Surface water
Pine Bluff Water Authority	Blount	6,330	Community	Purchased surface water
Snead Water Works, Town of	Blount	6,111	Community	Groundwater
Blountsville, the Ub of the Town of	Blount	4,266	Community	Groundwater
Cleveland Water Works	Blount	3,516	Community	Purchased surface water

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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, “Hayden Water Works, PWSID AL0000102, Alabama”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alabama/hayden-water-works-al0000102 (data as of October 1, 2026).