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Millbrook Utilities

At a glance

Millbrook Utilities (PWSID AL0000539) is an active community water system in Elmore County, Alabama. It reports serving 5,451 people through 1,817 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 July 2025.

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

Population served

5,451

Service connections

1,817

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDAL0000539

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served5,451

Service connections1,817

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyAL state drinking water program

City servedMillbrook

StateAlabama

ZIP—

CountyElmore County

How does Millbrook Utilities compare with other water systems in Elmore County?

By EPA's size categories, Millbrook Utilities is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Elmore County has 10 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 11,063 people per system, and accounts for 4.9% of the 110,629 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 Millbrook Utilities is about 19% 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 Millbrook Utilities?

EPA lists Millbrook Utilities 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 10 active systems in Elmore County (90%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Millbrook Utilities have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2022 and July 2025. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Haloacetic acids (HAA5) (6 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2025-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2025-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2022-07-16	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2022-07-16	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2022-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2022-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2022-04-12	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2022-04-12	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2022-01-11	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2022-01-11	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2022-01-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Unaddressed
2022-01-01	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.

Millbrook Utilities: frequently asked questions

Who runs Millbrook Utilities?

Millbrook Utilities (PWSID AL0000539) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the AL state drinking water program.

How many people does Millbrook Utilities serve?

Millbrook Utilities reports serving 5,451 people through 1,817 service connections in Elmore County, Alabama.

Where does Millbrook Utilities 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 Millbrook Utilities 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 July 2025. 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 Millbrook Utilities' 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 July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AL state drinking water program.

Where can I find Millbrook Utilities' water quality report?

As a community water system, Millbrook Utilities 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 Elmore County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Central Elmore Water & Sewer Authority	Elmore	39,798	Community	Surface water
Elmore Water & Sewer Authority	Elmore	13,680	Community	Purchased surface water
Holtville Water System	Elmore	12,600	Community	Purchased surface water
Tri Community Water System	Elmore	11,832	Community	Purchased surface water
Wetumpka, the Ww & Sb of the City of	Elmore	10,137	Community	Purchased surface water
Tallassee Water Works	Elmore	7,512	Community	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, “Millbrook Utilities, PWSID AL0000539, Alabama”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alabama/millbrook-utilities-al0000539 (data as of October 1, 2026).