Public water system · AL0001285

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Ray Water Authority

At a glance

Ray Water Authority (PWSID AL0001285) is an active community water system in Coosa County, Alabama. It reports serving 1,290 people through 430 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.

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

Population served

1,290

Service connections

430

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDAL0001285

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,290

Service connections430

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyAL state drinking water program

City servedAlexander City

StateAlabama

ZIP—

CountyCoosa County

How does Ray Water Authority compare with other water systems in Coosa County?

By EPA's size categories, Ray Water Authority is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Coosa County has 6 active public water systems, and Ray Water Authority is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about half of the county average of 2,518 people per system, and accounts for 8.5% of the 15,105 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 Ray 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 Ray Water Authority?

EPA lists Ray 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 Coosa County (83%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Ray Water Authority have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between August 2019 and January 2025. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Haloacetic acids (HAA5) (4 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
2025-01-05	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2024-10-17	Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	Yes	Resolved
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2020-05-13	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2020-05-13	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2020-02-13	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2020-02-13	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2020-01-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-11-08	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2019-11-08	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2019-08-14	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2019-08-14	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	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.

Ray Water Authority: frequently asked questions

Who runs Ray Water Authority?

Ray Water Authority (PWSID AL0001285) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the AL state drinking water program.

How many people does Ray Water Authority serve?

Ray Water Authority reports serving 1,290 people through 430 service connections in Coosa County, Alabama.

Where does Ray 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 Ray Water Authority have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Ray 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Ray Water Authority's water quality report?

As a community water system, Ray 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 Coosa County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Stewartville Water Authority	Coosa	5,067	Community	Groundwater
Rockford Utilities Board, Inc.	Coosa	3,759	Community	Purchased surface water
Goodwater Wtr Works & Sewer Bd, City of	Coosa	2,550	Community	Purchased surface water
Kellyton Water System	Coosa	2,010	Community	Purchased surface water
Lake Mitchell Water Incorporated	Coosa	429	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, “Ray Water Authority, PWSID AL0001285, Alabama”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alabama/ray-water-authority-al0001285 (data as of October 1, 2026).