BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – 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.
U.S. District Judge Anna M. Manasco sided with Governor Kay Ivey, Attorney General Steve Marshall and other state and county leaders named in the suit, throwing out the case and ordering it closed.
The lawsuit was filed by Mayor Randall Woodfin, members of the Birmingham City Council and the city of Birmingham. They asked the court to block the state law that took sole control of the water board away from the city and created a new regional board…