Is Athens Town of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Mercer

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-09-01 → 2013-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-09-01 → 2013-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-09-01 → 2013-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-09-01 → 2013-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-01-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-01-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-04-01 → 2021-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-04-01 → 2021-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-04-01 → 2021-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-04-01 → 2021-06-30

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Chloroform	39.71 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 60 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	9.745 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.8 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	41.995 µg/L 52% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 63 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	27.62 µg/L 46% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 35 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	18.26 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 23 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	195 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 567 µg/L	41/41	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	2.315 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.7 µg/L	40/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	3.314 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 23.8 µg/L	28/40	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0043 mg/L 29% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	18/18	LCR	2024
Nitrate	133 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	12/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.7 µg/L	11/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	16.998 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 17.42 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.2103 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	3/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	738.8 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 784 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	0.5888 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.6030 µg/L	2/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	14.4585 µg/L 7.2% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 14.9 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.009 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.03 µg/L	2/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.3815 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	2/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Antimony, Total	0.2420 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1.186 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	0.0520 pCi/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2019
Mercury	0.0480 µg/L 2.4% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	0.5720 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2019

51 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorNitrate-NitriteNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PENTASUGLIA, MELISSA A.
Phone: 304-384-7977
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Athens Town of

Is Athens Town of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Athens Town of's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Athens Town of's water?

EPA monitoring detected Chloroform, Dichloroacetic Acid, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Trichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Athens Town of serve?

Athens Town of reports serving 5,633 people in West Virginia, per its EPA record.

Has Athens Town of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 36 violations on file for Athens Town of, of which 4 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.