Drinking Water at Lake Martin

Over the last several months, the Lake Martin Homeowners and Boat Owners Association has received multiple complaints from our members concerning the quality of our drinking water. The complaints concern the quality of our drinking water in both taste and smell. As president of the Lake Martin HOBOs organization, I have spent some time attempting to get this issue addressed by our local officials without much action. I have asked the Dadeville and Alexander City officials to address this issue without much of a response. There certainly hasn’t been a call to action to fix this important issue.

I have lived in the area part-time since 1990, and I do not recall our drinking water having any issues of taste or smell until about three or four years ago. Periodically, the water would have an unusual taste or odor. In the past, I have heard stories that it was caused by algae blooming and that this issue would only be temporary. In a short time, the issue went away.