Water quality in Columbia, Alabama
Columbia is in Houston County. 15 active public water systems serve the county; 12 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.
Other community water systems in Houston County
10 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webb Water System Webb |
1,521 | 2 | 10.4 mi | |
| Gordon, Town of Gordon |
414 | 1 | 10.5 mi | |
| Ashford Water Works, City of Ashford |
3,816 | 1 | 10.5 mi | |
| Avon Water System Ashford |
495 | 1 | 12.6 mi | |
| Cowarts Water System, Town of Cowarts |
2,469 | 1 | 12.8 mi | |
| Kinsey Water System Dothan |
2,010 | 1 | 13.7 mi | |
| Houston County Water Authority Dothan |
4,902 | 2 | 17.8 mi | |
| Cottonwood, Town of Cottonwood |
3,570 | 4 | 19.7 mi | |
| Dothan Utilities, City of Dothan |
97,146 | 1 | 20.7 mi | |
| Taylor, City of Taylor |
9,339 | 1 | 22.8 mi |
Non-community systems in Houston County (4: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you 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 | |
|
Toth Field |
30 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Allen Army Airfield (aaf) |
30 | 0 | 0 |
About this data
Water systems are matched to Houston County, nearest to Columbia 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.
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.