Public water system · AL0000108

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Snead Water Works, Town of

At a glance

Town of Snead Water Works (PWSID AL0000108) is an active community water system in Blount County, Alabama. It reports serving 6,111 people through 2,037 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.

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

Population served

6,111

Service connections

2,037

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDAL0000108

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served6,111

Service connections2,037

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyAL state drinking water program

City served—

StateAlabama

ZIP—

CountyBlount County

How does Town of Snead Water Works compare with other water systems in Blount County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Snead Water Works is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Blount County has 12 active public water systems, and Town of Snead Water Works is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 5,799 people per system, and accounts for 8.8% of the 69,588 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 Snead Water Works is roughly in line with 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 Snead Water Works?

EPA lists Town of Snead 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 12 active systems in Blount County (83%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Snead Water Works have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between November 1991 and January 2023. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 6 as archived and 5 as resolved. 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. 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
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)code 2931	No	Archived
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946	No	Archived
2021-09-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2012-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2012-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2011-10-11	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2005-10-11	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
2003-05-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
1993-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1991-11-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived

All 11 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 Snead Water Works: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Snead Water Works?

Town of Snead Water Works (PWSID AL0000108) 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 Snead Water Works serve?

Town of Snead Water Works reports serving 6,111 people through 2,037 service connections in Blount County, Alabama.

Where does Town of Snead Water Works 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 Snead Water Works have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. 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 Snead 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 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. 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 Snead Water Works' water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Snead 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 Blount County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Oneonta, Ub of the City of	Blount	19,971	Community	Surface water
Blount County Water Authority	Blount	19,074	Community	Surface water
Pine Bluff Water Authority	Blount	6,330	Community	Purchased surface water
Blountsville, the Ub of the Town of	Blount	4,266	Community	Groundwater
Cleveland Water Works	Blount	3,516	Community	Purchased surface water
Nectar, Town of	Blount	3,288	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, “Snead Water Works, Town of, PWSID AL0000108, Alabama”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alabama/snead-water-works-town-of-al0000108 (data as of October 1, 2026).