Wilton's Water Crisis Persists | Birmingham News

Birmingham AL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 23, 2026 · 1m

Wilton, Alabama is still reeling from a stubborn water crisis, with residents enduring dangerously low pressure that’s turned daily life into a chore—showering, flushing toilets, even doing laundry now require trips to neighbors’ homes. Despite recent pipe repairs, the aging PVC system keeps failing, and some families are still under boil water advisories, relying on a local Baptist church for clean water. Town leaders are scrambling to secure federal funding through Senator Katie Britt to fix the root causes and restore reliable service—because in Wilton, water isn’t just a utility, it’s a…