Public water system · AL0000789
ActiveRogersville Water Works & Sewer Board
At a glance
Rogersville Water Works & Sewer Board (PWSID AL0000789) is an active community water system in Lauderdale County, Alabama. It reports serving 5,271 people through 1,757 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021.
This page covers its drinking water system only; sewer and wastewater service are not part of EPA's drinking water records.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
5,271
Service connections
1,757
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Rogersville Water Works & Sewer Board compare with other water systems in Lauderdale County?
By EPA's size categories, Rogersville Water Works & Sewer Board is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Lauderdale County has 8 active public water systems, and Rogersville Water Works & Sewer Board is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 66% below the county average of 15,627 people per system, and accounts for 4.2% of the 125,019 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 Rogersville Water Works & Sewer Board is about 21% 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 Rogersville Water Works & Sewer Board?
EPA lists Rogersville Water Works & Sewer Board 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. 7 of the 8 active systems in Lauderdale County (88%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Rogersville Water Works & Sewer Board have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. The violations listed here began between October 1994 and January 2021. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule, Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Haloacetic acids (HAA5) and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-11 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4-Dcode 2105 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Rogersville Water Works & Sewer Board: frequently asked questions
Who runs Rogersville Water Works & Sewer Board?
Rogersville Water Works & Sewer Board (PWSID AL0000789) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the AL state drinking water program.
How many people does Rogersville Water Works & Sewer Board serve?
Rogersville Water Works & Sewer Board reports serving 5,271 people through 1,757 service connections in Lauderdale County, Alabama.
Where does Rogersville Water Works & Sewer Board 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 Rogersville Water Works & Sewer Board have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. 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 Rogersville Water Works & Sewer Board'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. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Rogersville Water Works & Sewer Board's water quality report?
As a community water system, Rogersville Water Works & Sewer Board 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 Lauderdale County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Water Department, City of | Lauderdale | 77,766 | Community | Surface water |
| West Lauderdale Co, Water & Fpa | Lauderdale | 15,681 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| East Lauderdale County Water Authority | Lauderdale | 10,296 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Greenhill Water & Fire Pro Authority | Lauderdale | 8,214 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Chisholm Heights, Water & F P Authority | Lauderdale | 4,881 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Lexington Water Works | Lauderdale | 2,910 | Community | Purchased 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, “Rogersville Water Works & Sewer Board, PWSID AL0000789, Alabama”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alabama/rogersville-water-works-sewer-board-al0000789 (data as of October 1, 2026).