UPPER OCONEE BASIN WATER AUTH.

ATHENS, GA

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

GA1570121

State

Georgia

City

ATHENS

Population served

—

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

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Oct 2004. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jul 2003 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Bromate began Jul 2003 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Jul 2003 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Apr 2003 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Apr 2003 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Apr 2003 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jan 2003 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jan 2003 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Oct 2002 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Oct 2002 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jul 2002 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jul 2002 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIF Oct 2004
State action · SIF Nov 2003
State action · SIA Nov 2003
State action · SIE Nov 2003
State action · SIA Oct 2003
State action · SIE Oct 2003
State action · SOX Oct 2003
State action · SIE Sep 2003

This profile is built from EPA public records for system GA1570121 — 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.