Birmingham residential water service is provided by Birmingham Water Works Board, a separate non-governmental utility, which during drought may impose voluntary or mandatory irrigation restrictions independent of city ordinance authority.
Water service in Birmingham is supplied not by the city but by the Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB), an independent utility serving roughly 770,000 customers across Jefferson, Shelby, Walker, Blount, and St. Clair counties. The Board's drought response plan can declare voluntary conservation, then mandatory odd/even-day irrigation, and finally outdoor-watering bans during severe drought. Because BWWB is a separate entity, the City of Birmingham itself does not enforce lawn-watering rules; instead BWWB issues warnings and may impose surcharges or service restrictions. Customers should track BWWB advisories rather than city code.
BWWB drought-stage surcharges, written warnings, and in extreme cases service restrictions until customer compliance is verified.
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