Public Water System

TUSCALOOSA WATER & SEWER

PWSID AL0001313 · Alabama · 166,524 people served

Poor

TUSCALOOSA WATER & SEWER is an EPA-regulated public water system in Alabama (PWSID AL0001313). It serves an estimated 166,524 residents — a mid-sized community of customers — across 1 community across 1 ZIP code.

Over the past five years, TUSCALOOSA WATER & SEWER has recorded 8 EPA health-based violations. The grade of D summarizes this compliance pattern. Specific contaminants, dates, and rule citations are listed in the violation history below.

Service Area

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Centered on the averaged ZIP-code centroid of 1 ZIP served.

Population

166,524

Cities

ZIPs

Violations

EPA Health-Based Violations

Health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) violations on file for TUSCALOOSA WATER & SEWER over the past five years of EPA SDWIS reporting.

E. Colimicrobial

EPA Code 0300 · Treatment Technique Violation

violations

EPA Limit

0 per 100 mL presence/absence

Last Reading

1.152 NTU

First Reported

Aug 2023

Most Recent

Aug 2023

What this violation means

E. coli detection is an EPA Tier 1 acute violation, requiring same-day public notification. It confirms that fecal matter has entered the drinking water supply, posing immediate health risks — particularly to children, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals.

Recommended precautions

→Do not drink the water until the utility has lifted the advisory.
→Boil water for at least one minute (three minutes at elevations above 6,500 ft).
→Disinfect dishes and surfaces that touched contaminated water.
→Seek medical attention if you develop bloody diarrhea or persistent vomiting.

Read the complete guide to E. Coli

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)disinfectant

EPA Code 2456 · Maximum Contaminant Level Exceedance

violations

EPA Limit

0.06 mg/L

Last Reading

.061 MG/L

First Reported

Jan 2022

Most Recent

Jan 2022

What this violation means

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) are the second major group of disinfection byproducts after TTHMs. They form by the same mechanism — chlorine reacting with organic matter — and pose similar long-term cancer risks. Utilities are required to test quarterly at distribution-system locations to track HAA5 levels.

Recommended precautions

→Activated carbon filtration removes most HAA5.
→Reverse osmosis is highly effective.
→Unlike TTHMs, HAA5 do not significantly off-gas. Use treatment rather than aeration.
→Long-term ingestion is the primary concern, not short-term skin contact.

Read the complete guide to Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Health-based violations only. Older violations may have been resolved; check your utility's most recent Consumer Confidence Report for current status.

Cities Served by TUSCALOOSA WATER & SEWER

TUSCALOOSA

ZIP Codes Served

35406

About this system

EPA records this system as PWSID AL0001313. Data reflects the most recent EPA SDWIS publication as of 2026-05-18. Public Water System Identifiers (PWSIDs) are assigned by the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act program to track every regulated water utility in the United States. The first two letters typically indicate the state primacy agency. For real-time water quality information, contact TUSCALOOSA WATER & SEWER directly or review their annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR).