Public water system · AL0000436
ActiveLevel Plains, Town of
At a glance
Town of Level Plains (PWSID AL0000436) is an active community water system in Dale County, Alabama. It reports serving 3,819 people through 1,210 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
3,819
Service connections
1,210
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Town of Level Plains compare with other water systems in Dale County?
By EPA's size categories, Town of Level Plains is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Dale County has 15 active public water systems, and Town of Level Plains is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 17% below the county average of 4,619 people per system, and accounts for 5.5% of the 69,284 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 Town of Level Plains is about 43% 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 Town of Level Plains?
EPA lists Town of Level Plains 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. 9 of the 15 active systems in Dale County (60%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Town of Level Plains have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. The violations listed here began between March 1996 and April 2022. By type: 1 reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-11 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-03-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 2 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.
Town of Level Plains: frequently asked questions
Who runs Town of Level Plains?
Town of Level Plains (PWSID AL0000436) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the AL state drinking water program.
How many people does Town of Level Plains serve?
Town of Level Plains reports serving 3,819 people through 1,210 service connections in Dale County, Alabama.
Where does Town of Level Plains 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 Town of Level Plains have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Town of Level Plains' 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. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Town of Level Plains' water quality report?
As a community water system, Town of Level Plains 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 Dale County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark Utilities Board | Dale | 19,965 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fort Rucker -American Water Enterprises | Dale | 16,774 | Community | Groundwater |
| Daleville, the Wwsb of the City of | Dale | 10,014 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dale County Water Authority | Dale | 7,779 | Community | Groundwater |
| Midland City Water Department | Dale | 3,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Newton, the Ww and Sb of the Town of | Dale | 2,466 | 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, “Level Plains, Town of, PWSID AL0000436, Alabama”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alabama/level-plains-town-of-al0000436 (data as of October 1, 2026).