Throughout the summer of 2024, Tuscaloosa Water completed an EPA mandated water line inventory to document the material used in water service lines on the privately-owned side of City water meters.
Of the 55,508 water lines inventoried, no lead lines were identified, and only 14 lines were made of galvanized steel requiring replacement per EPA requirements. Tuscaloosa Water staff will coordinate directly with the property owners at these 14 addresses about the next steps.
The City of Tuscaloosa’s searchable waterline inventory map is below. This map can be used to look up the material of the water line at any City of Tuscaloosa address.
Please note: if your address is in a multi-unit dwelling, please contact Tuscaloosa Water at 205-248-5601 to determine the material of your line.
Tuscaloosa Water is committed to providing safe and clean drinking water to every household. Our team adheres to stringent water quality regulations, and we continuously monitor and test the water supply to ensure it exceeds all safety standards set by regulatory authorities. Per the EPA, all water systems in the country were required to complete an inventory of their service lines, with service line types, and submit it to the state regulatory agencies by October 16, 2024.
A service line inventory is an EPA-mandated requirement for every water system to compile a list of all service line materials going from the water main into the building. Each community is responsible for collecting this data by way of historical record analysis and visual inspection of the service line.
Please visit the EPA website for more information.