ATHENS

ATHENS, MI · ~956 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

MI0000260

State

Michigan

City

ATHENS

Population served

956

Primary source

Groundwater

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 2024. Official EPA record →

Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Aug 2024 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 2019 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Arsenic began Jan 2005 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Aug 2004 Resolved

Other began Aug 2003 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jun 2002 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Sep 1995 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Dec 1993 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIF Oct 2024
State action · SIA Sep 2024
State action · SIE Sep 2024
State action · SOX Sep 2024
State action · SIA Apr 2020
State action · SIE Apr 2020
State action · SOX Jan 2020
State action · SIF May 2005

This profile is built from EPA public records for system MI0000260 — 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.