Lead Pipe Data by Area — Alabama

Lead pipe replacement law in Alabama

Alabama has not set its own state-specific lead service line replacement deadline beyond the federal requirement below. The rule is implemented through the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), which required every public water system to submit a baseline inventory by October 16, 2024 under the federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements, rather than setting an earlier state-specific replacement date. ADEM separately administers Drinking Water State Revolving Fund financing (up to $292.6 million set aside) specifically for lead service line replacement projects, but this is a funding program, not a regulatory deadline.

Separately from any state law, the EPA's federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements require every water system nationwide to submit a baseline inventory and an approved replacement plan by November 1, 2027, then fully replace all lead and "galvanized requiring replacement" lines under its control on a schedule of 10 years or less from that date, replacing at least 10% of its known lead/GRR lines per year. A narrow exception allows a longer schedule only for the roughly 1% of systems with an unusually dense concentration of lead lines, and partial (non-emergency) replacements are prohibited.

• ADEM: Lead and Copper Information for Water Systems →
• EPA LCRI technical fact sheet: states and public water systems →
• EPA LCRI technical fact sheet: deferred deadlines →