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Hollins Water Authority

At a glance

Hollins Water Authority (PWSID AL0000245) is an active community water system in Clay County, Alabama. It reports serving 1,269 people through 423 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 August 2022.

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

Population served

1,269

Service connections

423

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDAL0000245

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,269

Service connections423

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyAL state drinking water program

City servedHollins

StateAlabama

ZIP—

CountyClay County

How does Hollins Water Authority compare with other water systems in Clay County?

By EPA's size categories, Hollins Water Authority is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Clay County has 6 active public water systems, and Hollins Water Authority is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 36% below the county average of 1,998 people per system, and accounts for 11% of the 11,986 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 Hollins Water Authority is well 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 Hollins Water Authority?

EPA lists Hollins 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. 5 of the 6 active systems in Clay County (83%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Hollins 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 August 2022. The violations listed here began between November 2017 and August 2022. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Haloacetic acids (HAA5) (6 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
2022-08-10	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2022-08-10	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2022-05-11	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2022-05-11	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2022-02-09	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2022-02-09	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2021-11-10	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2021-11-10	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2018-02-16	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2018-02-16	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2017-11-16	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2017-11-16	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	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.

Hollins Water Authority: frequently asked questions

Who runs Hollins Water Authority?

Hollins Water Authority (PWSID AL0000245) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the AL state drinking water program.

How many people does Hollins Water Authority serve?

Hollins Water Authority reports serving 1,269 people through 423 service connections in Clay County, Alabama.

Where does Hollins Water Authority 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 Hollins 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 August 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 Hollins 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 August 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 Hollins Water Authority's water quality report?

As a community water system, Hollins 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 Clay County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Lineville Water Works Board	Clay	3,420	Community	Purchased surface water
Ashland Water & Sewer Board	Clay	2,925	Community	Purchased surface water
Clay County Water Authority	Clay	2,751	Community	Surface water
Millerville Water & Fire Pro Authority	Clay	1,545	Community	Purchased surface water
Pataula Shores Mobile Home Park	Clay	76	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, “Hollins Water Authority, PWSID AL0000245, Alabama”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alabama/hollins-water-authority-al0000245 (data as of October 1, 2026).