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Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violations in Alabama

58 active public water systems in Alabama had a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation in the past three years, 58 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Lead: no safe level for children. Causes irreversible neurological damage, impaired cognitive development, behavioral problems, and reduced IQ in children under 6. In adults: hypertension, cardiovascular disease, kidney damage. Copper: acute gastrointestinal distress at high levels; liver/kidney damage at very high chronic levels.

Systems with a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Dozier Water Works,town of
Dozier · Crenshaw County
498 1 1
Detroit Water Works
Detroit · Lamar County
435 2 1
Black, Town of
Black · Geneva County
375 2 1
Swan Creek Community
Tanner · Limestone County
327 2 1
Glenwood Water Works
Glenwood · Crenshaw County
318 5 3
HH Health Systems Llc-Shoals
Sheffield · Colbert County
200 1 1
U.s. Amines (bucks) LLC
Bucks · Mobile County
50 2 1
Ala. Warehouse/lower Pool #2
Shorterville · Henry County
45 5 1
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Alabama records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.