Infrastructure ADEM asks water customers not to drip when temperatures are above freezing Water utilities across the state are struggling to keep up with increased consumer demand, exacerbated by leaks from frozen pipes. StaffJanuary 19, 2024
Opinion Opinion | If it was in your backyard… In Lowndes County, 15 percent of survey respondents reported that they had a failing onsite sanitation system or no wastewater treatment at all. Mary MooreSeptember 19, 2023
State Agreement reached in investigation of Alabama Department of Public Health An investigation found that ADPH’s enforcement of sanitation laws threatened residents of Lowndes County. StaffMay 5, 2023
Infrastructure $52.6 million in EPA funds complements ADEM’s water projects Last year, ADEM awarded $463 million to public drinking water and wastewater systems across the state. StaffFebruary 20, 2023
Environment ADEM, EPA leaders hold signing ceremony for Hayneville sewer project The funding is part of $463 million awarded by ADEM in 2022 to public drinking water and sewer systems. StaffJanuary 30, 2023
Prisons 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. John H. GlennDecember 29, 2022
Environment ADEM: Stop the drip, check for leaks The agency recommends that home and business owners promptly check for leaks as temps rise above freezing. Josh MoonDecember 27, 2022
Infrastructure 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. StaffSeptember 16, 2022
State 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. John H. GlennAugust 9, 2022
Infrastructure 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. StaffAugust 3, 2022