'Sewer Crisis' Could Bankrupt Entire Alabama County 12.89K Jeff Neumann 07/28/11 07:28AM Filed to: Briefly Briefly Alabama Bankruptcy Economy Sad sewers Appic This is kind of sad: Alabama's most populous county could be forced to file for bankruptcy after accruing a $3 billion sewer debt. One could argue that Jefferson County's finances really did go down the shitter on this one.