Birmingham Water Works

Global bond rating agency Standard and Poor's has lowered the borrowing rate for the newly-created Central Alabama Water system.Concerns about the public utility's weakening liquidity, aging assets and substantial reorganization of management cited as some of the reasons.Earlier this week, the “CAW's” long-term rating was downgraded from Double-A to Double-A minus.S&P also warned of further cuts within 90 days, if financial transparency is not improved.

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 Alabama's Republican leadership and majority-white suburbs "constitutes blatant racial discrimination."

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — More than 50 people have been sent to hospitals around Birmingham, Alabama, following a chemical spill at a water treatment…

Three Birmingham-area officials were arrested yesterday on felony state ethics charges.In a news release last night, Alabama Attorney General Steve…

In the wake of severe drought conditions affecting much of the state, Birmingham’s water utility is taking extra steps to conserve water.The Birmingham…