A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the city of Birmingham’s lawsuit challenging a 2025 state law that converted the Birmingham Water Works Board into Central Alabama Water.

The board of Central Alabama Water (CAW) is endorsing a proposal to change the utility’s rate structure that would raise the monthly bills of about 90% of residential customers.

Arcadis U.S. is suing Central Alabama Water for $1.39 million in unpaid invoices, alleging the utility is withholding payment after ending a 22-year contract.

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by two former Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB) members claiming the state illegally seized control of Alabama’s largest water utility.

Alabama’s largest water utility says it is actively coordinating with the federal government to make sure it’s cybersecurity is current in the face of cyberattacks on water facilities in at least 7 states over the last 5 days.

The Board of Directors for the Central Alabama Water voted Thursday to keep their current chair and vice chair, while questions remained about whether the utility could move its headquarters out of downtown Birmingham.

Central Alabama Water's first-quarter 2026 financial review, presented to its board Monday, reveals a utility making measurable strides in expense control while grappling with a significant revenue gap, a dramatically scaled-back capital budget, and the long shadow of a credit rating downgrade that was only partially resolved the day before the meeting.

S&P Global Ratings Monday removed Central Alabama Water (CAW) from “CreditWatch Negative” and changed its outlook to “Stable” while affirming its AA- bond rating.