Is Village of Athens Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Claiborne Parish

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	2015-07-01 → 2015-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-06-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-06-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-06-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-06-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2003-06-01 → 2003-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2003-06-01 → 2003-06-30

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
Bromodichloromethane	23.116 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 25 µg/L	47/47	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	29.15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 51 µg/L	47/47	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	12.97 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.5 µg/L	47/47	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	64.183 µg/L 80% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 85.8 µg/L	47/47	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	24.36 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 26.7 µg/L	47/47	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	12.98 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15.8 µg/L	45/47	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	9.26 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	45/47	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	41/47	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	4.71 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.1 µg/L	39/47	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	4.8 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 6 µg/L	13/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.48 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.6 µg/L	13/47	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	200 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	9/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	8/8	LCR	2024
Nitrate-Nitrite	31 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	280 µg/L 7% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 300 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	23.6 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 24 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.161 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 1.19 µg/L	2/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	0.6100 µg/L 6.1% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	23 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.9990 pCi/L 20% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/3	SYR4	2016–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	0.4800 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/47	SYR4	2012–2019

61 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BROWN, ANN
Phone: 318-258-5275
Email: villageofathens010@gmail.com

Frequently asked questions about Village of Athens Water

Is Village of Athens Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Village of Athens Water'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 Village of Athens Water's water?

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

How many people does Village of Athens Water serve?

Village of Athens Water reports serving 486 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Village of Athens Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 48 violations on file for Village of Athens Water, of which 16 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.