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CITY OF ATHENS

PWS ID: TX1070005 · ATHENS, Texas 75751-2068

CITY OF ATHENS serves 17,934 people in ATHENS, Texas using Surface Water water sources. It has 109 recorded EPA violations, including 24 health-based violations. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing.

Water Quality Snapshot: CITY OF ATHENS

CITY OF ATHENS is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 17,934 residents in ATHENS, Texas (Henderson County) through 5,978 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 109 total violations for this system , of which 24 (22%) are health-based — meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 42 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), recorded in 19 violations (MCL, health-based). This system was sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program and no PFAS compounds were detected above the minimum reporting level.

Across Texas, EPA tracks 7,351 public water systems serving 33,253,313 people, with 746,210 cumulative violations and 162,945 health-based violations on record. About 90% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 101.5 violations. CITY OF ATHENS's 109 violations sit above the Texas average. Statewide, 1,068 of 1,147 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (93.1%). All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
17,934
Total Violations
109
Health-Based Violations
24
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
5,978
County
Henderson
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
24
Monitoring Violations
42
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 19 2016
Chlorine MR 15 2021
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2004
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2013
Public Notice Other 2 2022
Aldicarb MR 1 2021
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 1 2021
TTHM MCL 1 1987
Arsenic MR 1 2021
Beryllium, Total MR 1 2021
Fluoride MR 1 2021
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 1 2021
Selenium MR 1 2021
Barium MR 1 2021
Dalapon MR 1 2021
Antimony, Total MR 1 2021
Cadmium MR 1 2021
Picloram MR 1 2021
Chromium MR 1 2021
OXAMYL MR 1 2021
Mercury MR 1 2021
Aldicarb sulfone MR 1 2021
Dinoseb MR 1 2021
2,4-D MR 1 2021
Thallium, Total MR 1 2021
Carbofuran MR 1 2021
CYANIDE MR 1 2021
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 1 2021
2,4,5-TP MR 1 2021

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 240 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFNA 9/8/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/8/2025 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/8/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/8/2025 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 9/8/2025 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 9/8/2025 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 9/8/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 9/8/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 9/8/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 9/8/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 9/8/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 9/8/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 9/8/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 9/8/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 9/8/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 9/8/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 9/8/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 9/8/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 9/8/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/8/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 9/8/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 9/8/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/8/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/8/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/8/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 9/8/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/8/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 9/8/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/8/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 9/8/2025 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 6/11/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 6/11/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 6/11/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 6/11/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 6/11/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 6/11/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 6/11/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 6/11/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 6/11/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 6/11/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 6/11/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 6/11/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 6/11/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 6/11/2025 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 6/11/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 6/11/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 6/11/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 6/11/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 6/11/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 6/11/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records — or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status — go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for CITY OF ATHENS.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS — Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID TX1070005 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Texas Drinking Water Authority

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) — Drinking Water Watch is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects CITY OF ATHENS under EPA-delegated authority.

Open TX regulator portal

Source: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) — Drinking Water Watch

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2022 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / TX1070005 / 7500
2021 Chlorine MR 15 SDWIS / TX1070005 / 0999
2021 Aldicarb MR 1 SDWIS / TX1070005 / 2047
2021 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 1 SDWIS / TX1070005 / 2931
2021 Arsenic MR 1 SDWIS / TX1070005 / 1005
2021 Beryllium, Total MR 1 SDWIS / TX1070005 / 1075
2021 Fluoride MR 1 SDWIS / TX1070005 / 1025
2021 ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 1 SDWIS / TX1070005 / 2946
2021 Selenium MR 1 SDWIS / TX1070005 / 1045
2021 Barium MR 1 SDWIS / TX1070005 / 1010
2021 Dalapon MR 1 SDWIS / TX1070005 / 2031
2021 Antimony, Total MR 1 SDWIS / TX1070005 / 1074
2021 Cadmium MR 1 SDWIS / TX1070005 / 1015
2021 Picloram MR 1 SDWIS / TX1070005 / 2040
2021 Chromium MR 1 SDWIS / TX1070005 / 1020

How CITY OF ATHENS Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric CITY OF ATHENS Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 109 101.5 SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 24 22.2 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 93.1% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 17,934 4,524 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 7,351 regulated public water systems in Texas.

Federal MCL reference — Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is CITY OF ATHENS water safe to drink? ▼
CITY OF ATHENS (PWS ID: TX1070005) has 109 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 17,934 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does CITY OF ATHENS serve? ▼
CITY OF ATHENS serves 17,934 people in ATHENS, Texas. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 5,978 service connections.
What type of violations does CITY OF ATHENS have? ▼
CITY OF ATHENS has 109 total violations: 24 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 42 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in CITY OF ATHENS water? ▼
No. CITY OF ATHENS was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.
What water source does CITY OF ATHENS use? ▼
CITY OF ATHENS uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

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Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025). This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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