Public water system · AL0000320
ActiveLittleville Water Works
At a glance
Littleville Water Works (PWSID AL0000320) is an active community water system in Colbert County, Alabama. It reports serving 3,576 people through 1,192 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 1994.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
3,576
Service connections
1,192
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Littleville Water Works compare with other water systems in Colbert County?
By EPA's size categories, Littleville Water Works is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Colbert County has 13 active public water systems. Its population served is about 45% below the county average of 6,480 people per system, and accounts for 4.2% of the 84,238 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 Littleville Water Works is about half of 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 Littleville Water Works?
EPA lists Littleville 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 13 active systems in Colbert County (77%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Littleville Water Works have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 1994. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Littleville Water Works: frequently asked questions
Who runs Littleville Water Works?
Littleville Water Works (PWSID AL0000320) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the AL state drinking water program.
How many people does Littleville Water Works serve?
Littleville Water Works reports serving 3,576 people through 1,192 service connections in Colbert County, Alabama.
Where does Littleville 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 Littleville Water Works have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 1994. 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 Littleville 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. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 1994. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Littleville Water Works' water quality report?
As a community water system, Littleville 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 Colbert County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscle Shoals Utility Board | Colbert | 22,467 | Community | Surface water |
| Tuscumbia Water Works | Colbert | 14,400 | Community | Surface water |
| Sheffield Utilities, City of Sheffield | Colbert | 13,758 | Community | Surface water |
| Colbert County Rural Water System | Colbert | 13,395 | Community | Surface water |
| Spring Valley Water Authority | Colbert | 5,520 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Hawk Pride Mt Water System | Colbert | 4,035 | Community | Groundwater under influence of 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, “Littleville Water Works, PWSID AL0000320, Alabama”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alabama/littleville-water-works-al0000320 (data as of October 1, 2026).