Alabama
Etowah County drinking water quality
17 active public water systems serve 125,773 people in Etowah County. 12 are compliant, 5 had at least one EPA violation in the past three years, 0 are designated serious violators, and 0 carry a health flag.
Community water systems
17 systems, largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gadsden, the Wwsb of the City of Gadsden |
44,637 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Rainbow City, the Utilities Board of Rainbow City |
12,633 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Southside Water Works and Sewer Board Southside |
12,327 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Attalla Water Works Board Attalla |
8,403 | 0 | 0 | |
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West Etowah Water & Fire Pro Authority Attalla |
6,900 | 0 | 0 | |
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Glencoe Water Works Board Glencoe |
6,465 | 0 | 0 | |
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Fords Valley & Hwy 278 Water Piedmont |
5,760 | 0 | 0 | |
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Hokes Bluff Water Board Hokes Bluff |
5,536 | 0 | 0 | |
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Sardis City Water Board Boaz |
5,463 | 0 | 0 | |
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Northeast Etowah County Water Co-Op Gadsden |
4,380 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Highland Water Authority Gadsden |
4,014 | 0 | 0 | |
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Whorton Bend Water Authority Gadsden |
2,715 | 0 | 0 | |
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Big Wills Water & Fire Pro Authority Attalla |
2,301 | 1 | 0 | |
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Walnut Grove, Town of Walnut Grove |
1,227 | 2 | 1 | |
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Tillison Bend Water Authority Gadsden |
1,083 | 0 | 0 | |
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Altoona Water & Sewer Board Altoona |
1,068 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Reece City, Town of Attalla |
861 | 0 | 0 |
Inactive systems (4, no longer operating or reporting)
Kept for the record and excluded from the county totals above. Browse inactive systems.
About this data
Totals cover active systems. Systems serving more than one county are counted in each county. EPA counts the rules a system was in violation of, not the individual violations; one rule can carry several.
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. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.