Prattville Water Hardness & Quality Report (2026)

Prattville, Alabama, the Autauga County seat — a major central Alabama city in the Montgomery suburban corridor (Prattville is the Autauga County seat and a major Montgomery north suburban community), historically known as the 'Fountain City' for its abundant Autauga Creek springs (Prattville was a major early Alabama industrial city powered by Autauga Creek — the Daniel Pratt Industrial Complex, one of the most important surviving antebellum manufacturing complexes in the southeastern US, is a National Historic Landmark), a diverse Autauga County community, and part of the Montgomery metropolitan area — draws its municipal water supply from the Alabama River via the Prattville Water Works Board. Water hardness in Prattville measures 81.5 mg/L — classified as moderately soft.

Prattville's moderate softness — softer than expected for the Alabama River's calcareous Cretaceous watershed — reflects the Prattville Water Works Board's effective lime softening. The Alabama River at Prattville–Autauga County draws from the Cretaceous Selma Chalk (highly calcareous chalk — the primary geology of central Alabama's Black Belt Prairie) and the Cretaceous Prairie Bluff Chalk (highly calcareous). The Prattville Water Works Board applies effective lime softening, producing the moderate 81.5 mg/L.

With hardness at 81.5 mg/L, Prattville residents enjoy moderately soft water. Prattville Water Works Board consistently delivers water meeting all Alabama ADEM and EPA Safe Drinking Water Act requirements.