Alabama
Houston County drinking water quality
15 active public water systems serve 127,803 people in Houston County. 3 are compliant, 12 had at least one EPA violation in the past three years, 0 are designated serious violators, and 1 carries a health flag.
Needs attention
Community water systems
11 systems, largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dothan Utilities, City of Dothan |
97,146 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Taylor, City of Taylor |
9,339 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Houston County Water Authority Dothan |
4,902 | 2 | 0 | |
|
Ashford Water Works, City of Ashford |
3,816 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Cottonwood, Town of Cottonwood |
3,570 | 4 | 2 | |
|
Cowarts Water System, Town of Cowarts |
2,469 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Kinsey Water System Dothan |
2,010 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Webb Water System Webb |
1,521 | 2 | 0 | |
|
Columbia Water Works Columbia |
1,179 | 2 | 1 | |
|
Avon Water System Ashford |
495 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Gordon, Town of Gordon |
414 | 1 | 0 |
Non-community systems (4: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places people visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Farley Nuclear Plant Birmingham |
850 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Dollar General #19936 Gordon Gordon |
32 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Allen Army Airfield (aaf) |
30 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Toth Field |
30 | 0 | 0 |
Inactive systems (33, 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.