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Athens County, Ohio: drinking water records

Name: Drinking water records for Athens County, Ohio
Creator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

Explore EPA records for 13 community water systems across 14 ZIP codes in Athens County, then find water-testing resources and available recent monitoring-station readings.

In focus13Community water systems

Public records. Clearer context.

Data as of EPA UCMR 5 final release, August 2026 (file dated Aug 28, 2026) · EPA SDWIS 2026Q2 (file dated Jul 9, 2026). How we build these pages

Drinking-water records

EPA survey and compliance records are historical reports. UCMR 5 results are available for 4 of the 13 listed systems in this snapshot. A system with no reported PFAS detection is not a test of every tap or every contaminant.

systems in EPA's PFAS survey

systems where PFAS was found

systems at or above the PFOA or PFOS limit, on the yearly-average basis EPA uses

systems that have reached the lead action level

systems with a health-based violation since 2016

System population figures are summed from EPA registry records and can overlap where wholesalers and retail systems serve the same people. They are not a Census county-population estimate.

Water systems in this county

All 13 active community systems in the available county records, sorted by record completeness. Scroll the table to explore more systems.

Water system	People served	PFAS survey results	Health-based violations	Lead, 9 in 10 homes at or below
Nelsonville PWS OH0501214	6,656	60	13	1.6 ppbbelow the action level
Athens PWS OH0500212	32,725	60	0	0 ppbbelow the action level
Le-Ax Regional Water District PWS OH0501111	19,311	60	0	2.5 ppbbelow the action level
Sunday Creek Valley Water PWS OH0501503	5,451	60	0	1.7 ppbbelow the action level
Glouster Public Water System OH0500703	1,659	0	1	0.8 ppbbelow the action level
Albany Village PWS OH0500003	901	0	1	0 ppbbelow the action level
Coolville Village PWS OH0500603	859	0	1	2.8 ppbbelow the action level
Athens Co., the Plains S.D. 1 PWS OH0500303	3,276	0	0	2 ppbbelow the action level
Burr Oak Regional Water District OH0501311	1,994	0	0	1.7 ppbbelow the action level
Chauncey OH0500512	1,428	0	0	1.2 ppbbelow the action level
Jacksonville Village PWS OH0501003	481	0	0	0.3 ppbbelow the action level
Trimble Village PWS OH0501703	480	0	0	1 ppbbelow the action level
Amesville Public Water System OH0500112	255	0	0	1.5 ppbbelow the action level

USGS · Monitoring stations

The water, more recently.

Available station readings in Athens County, Ohio. Each measurement keeps its time, unit and original source.

These readings describe water at a monitoring station. They do not test your tap, measure PFAS or lead, or determine whether water is safe to drink or swim in.

Recent observations load when this section comes into view.

How these readings update

We check for updates every 10 minutes while this section is visible and show supported observations from the last 48 hours. The time beside a reading is when USGS measured it; the checked time is when our service retrieved the response. We mark a reading more than 6 hours old as older. Provisional observations can change after USGS review. A missing reading does not mean zero or clean water.

Temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, conductivity, streamflow and water level are shown only where a station reports them. Different measurements have different units and sampling intervals. USGS data and documentation.

Your next step

Water testing, reports & local help.

Use these official directories to find your drinking-water agency, a certified laboratory and public water records. We have not yet added an individually reviewed local resource list for this county.

Official national directories

Water testing

Find your state’s private-well program

EPA’s state directory points well owners to local program information. Services and eligibility vary by state and county.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Source reviewed 2026-09-15 · Source updated 2026-08-05

Water testing

Find a certified drinking-water laboratory

Use EPA’s directory to reach your state’s laboratory certification program. EPA does not provide on-request testing of residential drinking water.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Source reviewed 2026-09-15 · Source updated 2026-08-11

Public records

Find your utility’s Consumer Confidence Report

EPA links to community water-system reports and explains how to read them. Look for your actual supplier rather than assuming every address in a county shares one system.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Source reviewed 2026-09-15 · Source updated 2026-09-09

Public records

Explore USGS water observations

Find current and historical observations from USGS monitoring locations, including available stream, lake, and groundwater data. Measurements vary by station and do not replace a test of your household water.

U.S. Geological Survey
Source reviewed 2026-09-15

A county overview cannot identify every property’s water provider. If you use a public water system, confirm its name on your bill and request its annual Consumer Confidence Report. Private wells need their own testing; public-system records do not describe a private well.

Understand water testing and laboratory reports

Resource descriptions are compiled by Tap Water Lookup. Review dates describe our source check, not a new water sample. How we review sources · Suggest a correction

Explore your area

Local coverage in Athens County

14ZIP areas in this overview

Explore the water-system records, recent station readings and testing resources on this county page. They describe the systems and stations identified in each section; they are not a separate water test for every community.

Towns and communities

Amesville
Athens
Buchtel
Chauncey
Coolville
Glouster
Hockingport
Jacksonville
Millfield
New Marshfield
Stewart
The Plains
Trimble

Explore water-system records Find water-testing resources

View ZIP areas and understand coverage

45701Athens
45711Amesville
45716Buchtel
45719Chauncey
45723Coolville
45732Glouster
45735
45739Hockingport
45740Jacksonville
45761Millfield
45766New Marshfield
45778Stewart
45780The Plains
45782Trimble

These Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are grouped here by their largest county overlap. A ZIP area can cross county lines and contain several water suppliers or private wells. Place labels reflect Census geography, not verified postal city names or utility service boundaries.

Records for these areas are currently presented in this county overview rather than individual ZIP reports. An unpublished report does not mean there are no water records. Confirm your supplier on your water bill; if you use a private well, testing your own well is the relevant next step.

Beyond this county page

Keep reading. Compare nearby.

PFASReading PFAS survey resultsWhat a detection, a reporting level and a yearly average mean in EPA’s PFAS survey records.LeadLead in drinking waterHow EPA’s lead records work and what the action level means for a water system.Your utilityFind your annual water reportConfirm the supplier on your bill, then read its Consumer Confidence Report for local results.

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Sources and scope

EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, samples collected 2023-01-03 – 2026-06-17, final release, August 2026 (file dated Aug 28, 2026); EPA SDWIS via ECHO, 2026Q2 extract (file dated Jul 9, 2026); EPA service-area boundaries v3.0; Census 2020 ZCTAs. Database prepared 2026-09-03.

Counts cover the systems that report this county to EPA. A water system may cross county lines. "Found" means at least one result at or above the laboratory reporting level; it is not a compliance finding.

Compiled by Tap Water Lookup from the sources identified on this page. Read the methodology and review process.