Board member Jarvis Patton suggests creating an internal legal department to cut costs, but board delays action until a new CEO is appointed.

Birmingham police and leaders at Birmingham’s regional water authority are investigating another issue of internal theft at ...

The latest investigation centers around a former employee in the utility’s distribution department, according to a statement ...

The recent law that regionalized the Birmingham Water Works and ended the city’s control was an unconstitutional power grab rooted in lies and cloaked in racism, according to Birmingham Mayor ...

The Birmingham Water Works Board gave a contract worth more than $3 million to its longtime lawyer just before it ceased to exist. Just one day before Gov. Kay Ivey signed a law kicking them out ...

Five counties rely on the Birmingham Water Works Board. Over 40% of customers are concentrated in the city of Birmingham, and 91% are in Jefferson County.

Five counties rely on the Birmingham Water Works Board, but over 40% of the utility's 770,000 customers are concentrated in the city of Birmingham, and 91% are in Jefferson County.

Birmingham fights against losing control of its water board, citing racial discrimination. May 6, 2025, 11:51 AM.

Five counties rely on the Birmingham Water Works Board. Over 40% of customers are concentrated in the city of Birmingham, and 91% are in Jefferson County.

Birmingham city officials have sued the Alabama governor to stop her from signing a bill that would strip the city of control over the state’s largest water board.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Birmingham officials are fighting to keep control of the state’s largest water board, alleging in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday that a new bill shifting power to ...