Elmore, Staton and Draper prison complex temporarily shut off water
The pipe failures left no drinking water from the taps and no showers for over 1,100 incarcerated people.
Water systems
ADEM: Stop the drip, check for leaks
The agency recommends that home and business owners promptly check for leaks as temps rise above freezing.
ADEM awards $348 million to water and sewer systems
The $348 million include more than $77 million in grants approved for communities in Alabama’s Black Belt.
September 16, 2022
Advocate speaks on federal initiative aimed at failing water systems
Lowndes County in Alabama's Black Belt last week served as the launching ground for the new federal initiative.
Rep. Sewell, EPA, USDA, announce Rural Wastewater Infrastructure Initiative
The new wastewater infrastructure initiative aims to address broken and failing wastewater systems in rural Alabama.
August 3, 2022
Birmingham approves nearly $14 million for drainage systems and city streets
The plan will be funded through a city bond refinancing.
Mobile water board warns customers of contaminated water
The MAWSS said recent testing found PFAS/PFOS chemicals at rates well above the new EPA acceptable levels.