Public water system · AL0000669
ActiveWills Cross Roads Water System
At a glance
Wills Cross Roads Water System (PWSID AL0000669) is an active community water system in Henry County, Alabama. It reports serving 540 people through 190 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
540
Service connections
190
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Wills Cross Roads Water System compare with other water systems in Henry County?
By EPA's size categories, Wills Cross Roads Water System is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Henry County has 6 active public water systems, and Wills Cross Roads Water System is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,841 people per system, and accounts for 2.3% of the 23,046 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 Wills Cross Roads Water System 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. 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 Wills Cross Roads Water System?
EPA lists Wills Cross Roads Water System 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 Henry County (83%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Wills Cross Roads Water System have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and March 2024. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 1 reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-31 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2022-04-11 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-10-11 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
All 10 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.
Wills Cross Roads Water System: frequently asked questions
Who runs Wills Cross Roads Water System?
Wills Cross Roads Water System (PWSID AL0000669) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the AL state drinking water program.
How many people does Wills Cross Roads Water System serve?
Wills Cross Roads Water System reports serving 540 people through 190 service connections in Henry County, Alabama.
Where does Wills Cross Roads Water System 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 Wills Cross Roads Water System have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024. 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 Wills Cross Roads Water System'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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Wills Cross Roads Water System's water quality report?
As a community water system, Wills Cross Roads Water System 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 Henry County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry County Water Authority | Henry | 11,625 | Community | Groundwater |
| Headland Water Works | Henry | 6,003 | Community | Groundwater |
| Abbeville, Water Works & Sewer Board | Henry | 3,933 | Community | Groundwater |
| Newville Water System | Henry | 900 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ala. Warehouse/Lower Pool #2 | Henry | 45 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
Related pages
Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Wills Cross Roads Water System, PWSID AL0000669, Alabama”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alabama/wills-cross-roads-water-system-al0000669 (data as of October 1, 2026).