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Athens tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Athens. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Athens is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 3,700 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 48 violations across the community water system(s) serving Athens, going back to the earliest EPA record. 31 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Sleepy Hollow Lake Water Co.
2,000 served · surface water · PWSID NY1915264 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 25 times between October 1998 and July 2018. The EPA record lists a level of 90.4 UG/L; the limit (MCL) is 80 UG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 4 times between January 2017 and October 2017. The EPA record lists a level of 60.54 UG/L; the limit (MCL) is 60 UG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between June 2016 and July 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 1999. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Athens Village
1,700 served · surface water · PWSID NY1900024 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times between July 2018 and October 2021. The EPA record lists a level of 87 UG/L; the limit (MCL) is 80 UG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between June 2016 and November 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring contaminant code null: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between October 1999 and January 2022. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring 1,4-Dioxane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2021. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2010. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.