State guide
Alabama
Alabama’s drinking water program publishes a statewide lead service line inventory report, but the state tells residents to contact their local utility for address-level service line information.
Checked against official sources on October 4, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.
- State lead service line page
- Official page →
Official resources in Alabama
State consumer page explaining Alabama lead service line inventory access and when utilities must notify customers.
State report listing each submitting water system and statewide counts of lead, galvanized requiring replacement, unknown, and non-lead lines.
State program page describing Alabama’s lead and copper implementation, inventory requirements, and lead ban date.
Utility FAQ explaining line ownership, notifications, and how customers can look up service line material.
Address lookup map referenced by the utility for customers checking recorded service line materials.
Key facts for Alabama
- ADEM’s May 6, 2025 statewide report showed 517 of 524 Alabama systems had submitted inventories.
- That ADEM report listed 4,550 lead, 55,839 galvanized requiring replacement, and 266,404 unknown service lines statewide.
- ADEM says customers with lead, galvanized requiring replacement, or unknown service lines must be notified within 30 days after inventory completion.
- ADEM says Alabama’s state lead ban in plumbing materials became effective January 4, 1989.
- Central Alabama Water says homes built from the late 1800s through 1945 have the highest lead-line risk.
What to do next
- Check the ADEM statewide inventory report first, then contact your local utility for your address-level material and replacement status.
- If your notice says lead, galvanized requiring replacement, or unknown, ask the utility for its written replacement timeline and whether it will replace any portion it maintains.
- If you are a Central Alabama Water customer, use its service line lookup and ask about utility-offered water testing before hiring private work.
Helpful guides
- Who pays to replace the private side of a lead service line?
- Lead service line replacement grants, reimbursements and loans
- How to tell if your water service line is lead
- The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements: what homeowners need to know
Lead line cost-share estimator →