Is ATHENS CO., THE PLAINS S.D. 1 PWS's water safe to drink?

ATHENS CO., THE PLAINS S.D. 1 PWS's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. It serves 3,276 people through 1,278 service connections.

ATHENS CO., THE PLAINS S.D. 1 PWS's record against the rest of the country

ATHENS CO., THE PLAINS S.D. 1 PWS has 6 violations on record in total, 0 of thems health-based - ranking it 11,022th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 15th percentile nationally.

Against the OH average

Among the 394 OH systems in this dataset, the average is 5.5 health-based violations - ATHENS CO., THE PLAINS S.D. 1 PWS's 0 is at or below that. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.

Most recent violation on record

ATHENS CO., THE PLAINS S.D. 1 PWS's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-06-12. Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.

What ATHENS CO., THE PLAINS S.D. 1 PWS's record does not cover

This is what ATHENS CO., THE PLAINS S.D. 1 PWS reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Between the utility's meter and ATHENS CO., THE PLAINS S.D. 1 PWS's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 11,022th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.