Athens-Clarke Co. Water System
Drinking water quality, contact, and Consumer Confidence Report
Serving 3 cities in GA · PWSID GA0590000
Athens-Clarke Co. Water System serves 125,000 people. 3 health-based violations since 2020 in EPA's record — full violation history below.
- People served
- 125,000
- Last EPA sample
- 2025-08-25
- PFAS
- Not detected
- Health-based violations since 2020
- 3
Data sources: EPA SDWIS, Athens-Clarke Co. Water System's published Consumer Confidence Report, and compliance monitoring reported to EPA by Georgia EPD.
This page summarizes publicly available EPA and CCR records. For health decisions about your water, consult your utility or a licensed professional.
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Athens-Clarke Co. Water System Service Area
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Athens-Clarke Co. Water System Water Quality Grade
Not graded: Monitor
Athens-Clarke Co. Water System reads Monitor. A letter grade is given only beside a Safe verdict.
Is Athens-Clarke Co. Water System Water Safe to Drink?
Athens-Clarke Co. Water System has reported 3 contaminants above EPA health-based guidelines (MCLGs) in at least one city served. Athens-Clarke Co. Water System has 3 health-based EPA violations since 2020 (EPA data as of Q2 2026), none of them open. We recommend reviewing individual city reports below for specific water quality details.
This utility serves 125,000 people across 3 cities in GA. Water quality can vary by location within the service area. Check individual city pages below for detailed contaminant data specific to your area.
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Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Georgia
Fluoride in Athens-Clarke Co. Water System Water
Athens-Clarke Co. Water System
PWSID GA0590000
Athens-Clarke Co. Water System reported 0.64 mg/L, below the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation.
Athens-Clarke Co. Water System Service Area
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Athens-Clarke Co. Water System Contact & Information
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Contacts for Athens-Clarke Co. Water System
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Water Sources & Treatment
Water Sources
Treatment Methods
Disinfectant Used
hypochlorite, uv light
Athens-Clarke Co. Water System Consumer Confidence Report
A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the EPA-mandated annual water-quality report every community water system must publish by July 1 each year (Safe Drinking Water Act §1414(c)(4)). It summarizes contaminants tested, MCL and MCLG comparisons, and any system violations from the prior calendar year.
A current CCR for Athens-Clarke Co. Water System has not been published or validated on TapWaterData yet.
Residents: contact the utility directly using the phone number above, or check the EPA’s national CCR portal. Reports are typically distributed by mail or posted on the utility’s official website.
Athens-Clarke Co. Water System Annual Water Quality Reports
We don’t have a link we can confirm belongs to this system, and we’d rather show none than the wrong utility’s. Georgia EPD publishes drinking-water reports for systems in this state.
Visit Georgia EPDWhat is a CCR? The Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is an annual water quality report that water utilities are required by the EPA to provide to customers. It contains information about your water source, detected contaminants, and compliance status.
EPA Health-Based Violations Since 2020
Athens-Clarke Co. Water System has 3 health-based EPA violations since 2020 (EPA data as of Q2 2026), none of them open.
EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
| Violation | Contaminant or rule | Period | Status | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | TTHM | Jul 2022 - Sep 2022 | Resolved | Tier 2 public notice |
| Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | TTHM | Jan 2022 - Mar 2022 | Resolved | Tier 2 public notice |
| Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | TTHM | Jul 2021 - Sep 2021 | Resolved | Tier 2 public notice |
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How we built this page
Water-quality and contact data on this page comes from public federal and state records. We update each utility's record whenever its underlying source publishes new data — typically within days of an EPA SDWIS refresh.
- Contaminants & violations: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) plus the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR-5) for PFAS and emerging contaminants.
- Annual reports: Athens-Clarke Co. Water System's most recent published Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), where available.
- Service area & contact: EPA SDWIS. The compliance records it holds for this system are reported to EPA by Georgia EPD, the state's drinking-water primacy agency.
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