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People served refers to the total population that receives water service from the utility. This number represents the estimated number of residents within the utility's service area.

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Drinking Water Utilities in Alabama

Q: How many drinking water utilities are in Alabama?

Alabama has 126 drinking water utilities serving more than 10,000 people listed in this directory.

Browse utilities serving more than 10,000 people by location and population served.

Utilities listed

126

Total people served

4,690,107

Largest utility

Birmingham Water Works Board

585,000 people

Coverage

100%

with population data

Alabama has 126 drinking water utilities serving more than 10,000 people in this directory. The largest utility by population served is Birmingham Water Works Board, serving 585,000 people. Utilities are listed with their city location and population served.

People Served:

01,000,000

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Utility Name	City	People Served	Action
Birmingham Water Works Board	Birmingham	585,000	View Profile
Mobile Area Water and Sewer	Mobile	279,000	View Profile
Huntsville Utilities	Huntsville	262,155	View Profile
Montgomery Water Works	Montgomery	236,238	View Profile
Tuscaloosa Water & Sewer	Tuscaloosa	142,383	View Profile
Madison County Water Department	Huntsville	97,800	View Profile
Dothan Utilities	Dothan	97,146	View Profile
Bessemer Water Service	Bessemer	86,091	View Profile
Florence Water-Wastewater Department	Florence	77,766	View Profile
Decatur	Decatur	77,100	View Profile
Auburn Water Works	Auburn	65,313	View Profile
Limestone County Water System	Athens	65,000	View Profile
Fairhope Water System	Fairhope	59,484	View Profile
Anniston Water and Sewer Board	Anniston	56,646	View Profile
Cullman County Water Department	Cullman	54,294	View Profile
Madison Water Works	Madison	54,117	View Profile
Harvest-Monrovia Water System	Prospect	51,912	View Profile
Enterprise Water Works	Enterprise	48,000	View Profile
Northeast Alabama Water System	Fort Payne	47,058	View Profile
Opelika Utilities	Opelika	45,621	View Profile
Prattville	334-365-3042	45,444	View Profile
Gadsden Water Works and Sewer Board	Gadsden	44,637	View Profile
Phenix City Utilities	Phenix City	42,267	View Profile
Foley	Foley	41,388	View Profile
Alabaster Water Board	Alabaster	41,061	View Profile
Northport Water Works	Northport	40,551	View Profile
Mobile County Water and Fire Pro Authority	Theodore	39,573	View Profile
South Alabama Utilities Water System	Citronelle	39,249	View Profile
Pelham Water Works	Pelham	38,703	View Profile
US Army Aviation and Missile Command	Redstone Arsenal	38,700	View Profile
City of Cullman Water Works	Cullman	38,454	View Profile
Warrior River Water Authority	Bessemer	37,263	View Profile
Central Elmore Water Authority	Wetumpka	36,900	View Profile
Gulf Shores	Gulf Shores	36,798	View Profile
Trussville Utilities	Trussville	36,300	View Profile
Shelby County Water System	Columbiana	35,982	View Profile
Section-Dutton Water System	Rainsville	35,259	View Profile
Arab Water Works Board	Arab	34,800	View Profile
Daphne	Daphne	33,372	View Profile
Smiths Water and Sewer Authority	Smiths Station	31,695	View Profile
Calhoun County Water and Fire Protection Authority	Alexandria	31,650	View Profile
West Morgan-East Lawrence Water Authority	Decatur	30,000	View Profile
Alexander City Water Department	Alexander City	29,565	View Profile
Albertville Utilities Board	Albertville	29,367	View Profile
Prichard Water Works Board	Prichard	29,253	View Profile
North Baldwin Utilities	Bay Minette	28,713	View Profile
Jasper Water Works and Sewer Board	Jasper	28,638	View Profile
Oxford Water Works & Sewer Board	Oxford	28,401	View Profile
Chilton Water Authority	Thorsby	27,681	View Profile
Athens Utilities	Athens	27,534	View Profile

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Definitions

People served: Total population supplied with water by the utility system.
Drinking water utility: A public water system that provides potable (safe to drink) water to residential and commercial customers through a distribution network.