Public water system record
Athens PWS
Serves Athens, Athens County, OH · 32,725 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Athens PWS in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Athens PWS draws water from 16 wells.
- Record on file since 1996, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 5,247 unknown out of 5,446 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jan 24, 2020 | Active |
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for Athens PWS go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2008, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Athens PWS draws water from 16 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Athens PWS.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Athens Co., the Plains S.D. 1 PWS Millfield, OH
Annual water quality report
Athens PWS 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
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Ohio.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells