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Water system · PWSID AL0000824

ATHENS,THE WATER WORKS BD OF THE CITY OF

ATHENS, AL · ~43,431 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

AL0000824

State

Alabama

City

ATHENS

Population served

43,431

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

20

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

3

Health-based

19

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Aug 2008. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Mar 2008 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jan 2008 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Chromium (total) began Jan 2003 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Cadmium began Jan 2003 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Cyanide began Jan 2003 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Fluoride began Jan 2003 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Selenium began Jan 2003 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1036 began Jan 2003 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jan 2003 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrite began Jan 2003 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Arsenic began Jan 2003 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1075 began Jan 2003 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Aug 2008
  • State action · SIF Apr 2008
  • State action · SOX Mar 2008
  • State action · SIE Feb 2008
  • State action · SIA Feb 2008
  • EPA/federal action · EIE May 2004
  • EPA/federal action · EFL May 2004
  • State action · SOX Jan 2004

This profile is built from EPA public records for system AL0000824 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.