Big Splash! Birmingham Water Works Gets a Makeover!

Hold onto your hats, ChumCity citizens! The Birmingham Water Works Board just pulled off a major change at their June 24th meeting. Get ready to say goodbye to the old name and hello to… Central Alabama Water!

The newly restructured seven-member board voted 5-2 to officially change the utility's name. The new name is City of Birmingham Regional Water Works, doing business as Central Alabama Water. Sounds official, right?

Legal Waters Getting Murkier

But the drama doesn’t stop there! Right after the name change, Central Alabama Water hired the law firm Capell & Howard. Why, you ask? Because Mayor Randall Woodfin is challenging the legality of the new state law that shrank the board from nine members down to seven. Looks like a legal showdown is brewing!

Central Alabama Water: A Regional Powerhouse

Did you know that Central Alabama Water is the biggest water utility in the whole state? They're serving around 770,000 thirsty folks across the region. That's a lot of water! Stay tuned, ChumCity, for more updates as this story develops.