CITY OF ATHENS: EPA violation history, explained
CITY OF ATHENS has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 17,934 people through 5,978 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CITY OF ATHENS ranks 2,640th by violation burden (80th percentile) - 39 violations total, 7 health-baseds.
Against the TX average
TX's 1,633 covered systems average 6.7 health-based violations each; CITY OF ATHENS carries 7, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
CITY OF ATHENS's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2016-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
CITY OF ATHENS's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What CITY OF ATHENS's record does not cover
Everything on this page is CITY OF ATHENS's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and CITY OF ATHENS's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 2,640th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.