Water quality in Athens, Tennessee
Athens is in McMinn County. 12 active public water systems serve the county; 5 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.
Other community water systems in McMinn County
5 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niota Water System |
3,932 | 1 | 6.7 mi | |
| Riceville Utility District Riceville |
3,843 | 1 | 7.0 mi | |
| Englewood Water Dept Englewood |
3,917 | 1 | 7.3 mi | |
| Calhoun-Charleston U.d. |
2,959 | 1 | 11.6 mi | |
| Etowah Utilities Etowah |
12,851 | 0 | 12.0 mi |
Non-community systems in McMinn County (6: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Athens Stockyard Water System Athens |
100 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Midway Drive-In Theatre |
100 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Camp Living Stones |
100 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Camp Cherokee-McMinn CO |
110 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Resolute Forest Products |
200 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Camp Fairview |
65 | 0 | 0 |
About this data
Water systems are matched to McMinn County, nearest to Athens first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system or, for systems without one, to the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau place files.
Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.
Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Tennessee records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.