Water quality in Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is in Jefferson County. 15 active public water systems serve the county; 8 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Other community water systems in Jefferson County
11 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irondale Water System Irondale |
10,098 | 0 | 29.2 mi | |
| Bessemer,gusc of the City of Bessemer |
32 | 0 | 31.5 mi | |
| Mpt Operating Partnership, L.p. Birmingham |
250 | 0 | 31.9 mi | |
| Bessemer Water Service Bessemer |
86,091 | 2 | 32.5 mi | |
| Central Alabama Water Birmingham |
653,322 | 2 | 35.6 mi | |
| Trussville, UB of the City of Trussville |
36,300 | 0 | 35.8 mi | |
| Mulga Water Department Mulga |
5,991 | 1 | 39.2 mi | |
| Brookside Water Works Brookside |
2,865 | 0 | 40.8 mi | |
| Graysville Water Board Graysville |
9,288 | 0 | 41.8 mi | |
| Warrior River Water Authority Bessemer |
38,700 | 3 | 47.3 mi | |
| West Jefferson Water System, Town of Quinton |
3,243 | 1 | 48.0 mi |
Non-community systems in Jefferson County (3: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Energy Center Water System, Alabama Powe Birmingham |
2,700 | 2 | 1 | |
|
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham |
3,200 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Birmingham AL VA Medical Center Birmingham |
2,500 | 2 | 0 |
About this data
Water systems are matched to Jefferson County, nearest to Birmingham first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system or, for systems without one, to the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau place files.
Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.
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.