Anniston, AL – The Anniston Water Works and Sewer Board has released its 2025 Water Quality Report, outlining testing results, treatment processes and regulatory compliance for the city’s drinking water system.
According to the report, the water system continued to meet or exceed standards established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), and the Safe Drinking Water Act throughout the 2025 reporting period.
The report details testing performed from January through December 2025 on a variety of contaminants, including inorganic substances, microbiological contaminants, disinfection by-products, volatilhttps://calhounjournal.com/wp-admin/index.phpe chemicals and radionuclides. In each category listed, the report states there were no violations recorded during the reporting period.
Anniston Water Works identified Coldwater Spring as its primary water source and Hillabee Creek Reservoir as its secondary source. The utility also owns the Sam H. Hamner Reservoir near White Plains, though the report states no water is currently withdrawn from that reservoir for use in the distribution system.
The report explains that water from Coldwater Spring is treated at the Paul B. Krebs Water Treatment Plant, where chlorine and fluoride are added as part of the treatment process. Hillabee Creek water is treated at the Earl C. Knowlton Water Treatment Plant using coagulation, sedimentation, filtration and chlorine disinfection.
Among the contaminants monitored, total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) and haloacetic acids (HAA5), which are by-products of chlorination, remained below maximum contaminant levels established by federal guidelines.
The report also noted that testing for lead and copper compliance in the distribution system was most recently performed in 2020 and resulted in no action level exceedances for either substance.
In addition, Anniston Water Works reported that numerous substances, including E. coli, arsenic, mercury, benzene and several PFAS-related compounds, were tested for in 2025 and not detected.
The utility stated that its Source Water Assessment found a low susceptibility to contamination risks for both Coldwater Spring and Hillabee Reservoir. The assessment was updated in 2021, and the utility has implemented a Watershed Control Program to identify and reduce potential contamination risks.
Board meetings for the Anniston Water Works and Sewer Board are held on the third Thursday of each month at 11 a.m. at the utility’s main office on Noble Street in Anniston.
The full 2025 Water Quality Report is available through the Anniston Water Works and Sewer Board.
