Is ATHENS UTILITIES BOARD's water safe to drink?

ATHENS UTILITIES BOARD's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. It serves 26,424 people through 10,698 service connections.

Ranked against every other system in this dataset

ATHENS UTILITIES BOARD has 34 violations on record in total, 0 of thems health-based - ranking it 9,738th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 25th percentile nationally.

Against the TN average

Among the 318 TN systems in this dataset, the average is 4.8 health-based violations - ATHENS UTILITIES BOARD's 0 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

ATHENS UTILITIES BOARD's most recent violation on record is dated 2019-01-02. Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.

What ATHENS UTILITIES BOARD's record does not cover

This is what ATHENS UTILITIES BOARD 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 UTILITIES BOARD's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 9,738th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.