Watercolour of a small house at dusk, with the water meter cover in the sidewalk out front.

Is there lead in Athens's tap water?

0.9PPBparts per billion of lead in Limestone County Water & Sewer Authority's water at the latest test, in tests since 2024

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Athens

2 public water companies list Athens as a place they supply. The biggest is the Limestone County Water & Sewer Authority, with about 90,900 people. The highest latest result among Athens's water companies is 0.9 parts per billion, at the Limestone County Water & Sewer Authority. None of the 2 with results was above 15 at its latest test. Small ones like Athens Utilities supply just their own grounds or street; most of Athens gets its water from the Limestone County Water & Sewer Authority. Your water bill names yours.

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