Athens has multiple water providers: City Of Athens Water Department and Le Ax Water. This page provides information about City Of Athens Water Department.

The City of Athens Water, under the City Services Department, provides water for about 32,725 residents living in the area of Athens, Ohio. Established in 1797, the City of Athens Water currently obtains its supply from a groundwater source, 17 individual wells that pump from the sand and gravel aquifer beneath the city's west side with three main well fields.

Athens Drinking Water Quality

Consumer Confidence Water Quality Reports

Under the authority of the Safe Drinking Water Act, the EPA requires Athens Water to assess local water quality each year and distribute a Consumer Confidence Water Quality Report. At WaterZen, we review these reports and make the information available, in a concise, straightforward, and easy-to-understand way.

Excellent

WaterZen Rating

Lead levels in the drinking water of some cities across the United States are too high, potentially creating public-health issues for the people living in those areas.

What about City Of Athens Water Department? How much lead is in your drinking water? And how do those levels compare to other cities in the state? We examined data from hundreds of cities across the nation to understand and grade your water quality.

As you can see, City Of Athens Water Department received the best-possible grade because the amounts of contaminants found in the water supply were better than the Public Health Goal and most other water providers we've analyzed.

Athens has multiple water providers: City Of Athens Water Department and Le Ax Water. This page provides water quality information for City Of Athens Water Department.

Excellent

WaterZen Rating

Lead levels in the drinking water of some cities across the United States are too high, potentially creating public-health issues for the people living in those areas.

Athens has multiple water providers: City Of Athens Water Department and Le Ax Water. This page provides water quality information for City Of Athens Water Department.

Contact Athens Water Customer Service

Have a Question, Issue or Comment?

Main Customer Service

Physical Address:
8 East Washington Street
Athens, Ohio 45701

740-592-3347
trodgers@ci.athens.oh.us

Emergency (24 hours - broken water main or pipeline, etc.)
740-592-3347

Pay Your City Of Athens Water Department Bill

Already have an account?

If you already have an account, you just need to login to the City Of Athens Water Department site. City Of Athens Water Department accepts credit cards, debit, and direct deposit. Click here to login.

Want to create a new account?

You can create a new account on the City Of Athens Water Department website. Once you create the account, you can setup payment with credit, debit, or direct deposit. Click here to create an account.

Want to pay without an account?

You can make a one-time payment without creating an account. You will need to have your credit or debit card in order to make the one time payment. Click here to make a one time payment.

How to Start Athens Water Service

Starting Your Service

When you move to a new home in Athens, you'll most likely already have running water, but you'll still need to set up water service with the City Of Athens Water Department. Luckily, Athens has made it pretty simple with the following online form. Starting service generally takes just two business days.

Click here to fill out a Start Service Form.

Stopping Your Service

When you move out of a home in Athens, you'll need to stop your water service with the City Of Athens Water Department, so you don't keep getting billed. Simply fill out the following online form. Stopping service normally takes just two business days.

Click here to fill out a Stop Service Form.

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