IED Found And Safely Detonated At Alabama Reservoir Supplying 350,000
On Thursday, May 14, authorities detonated an improvised explosive device found at the Converse Reservoir Dam in Mobile, Alabama, which supplies drinking water to about 350,000 people.[1]
An interagency bomb team that included the FBI Bomb Squad and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency secured the device and carried out a controlled detonation.[1] MAWSS Director Bud McCrory called the find an "unprecedented threat" to the area's drinking water system.[1]
On Thursday, May 14, MAWSS said divers discovered the grenade-type IED during inspections at the Converse Reservoir Dam.[1] The Converse Reservoir is the sole drinking water source for roughly 350,000 people in the Mobile area.[1] The dam is federally designated as critical infrastructure with a high-hazard potential classification, and officials said they plan to increase security at the site.[1]
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- On Thursday, May 14, 2026, MAWSS reported that divers found a grenade-type IED at the Converse Reservoir Dam in Mobile, Alabama.
- The reservoir is the sole drinking water source for roughly 350,000 people in the Mobile area.
- An interagency bomb team including the FBI Bomb Squad and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency detonated the device after securing it.
- MAWSS Director Bud McCrory described the IED as an "unprecedented threat" to the area's drinking water system.
- The Converse Reservoir dam is federally designated critical infrastructure with a high-hazard potential classification, and authorities plan to increase security around the site.
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