Public water system record
City of Athens,The Water Works BD of the
Serves Athens, Limestone County, AL · 43,431 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Athens,The Water Works BD of the in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- City of Athens,The Water Works BD of the draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Alabama, September 2001.
- Record on file since 1993, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,908 unknown out of 13,427 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for City of Athens,The Water Works BD of the go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 19 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 | 18 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began January 2008, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2001 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Alabama regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Athens,The Water Works BD of the in 2001. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in September 2001.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2001 | Alabama | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Athens,The Water Works BD of the draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Athens,The Water Works BD of the.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Limestone County Water & Sewer Auth. Athens, AL
Annual water quality report
City of Athens,The Water Works BD of the must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
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