ATHENS, OH · Athens County

ATHENS CO BUCHTEL WATER Water System

Inactive system

This water system is marked inactive in EPA’s federal records as of February 29, 2020. It is no longer an operating public water system under this PWSID, and no compliance deadlines — including the 2027 Consumer Confidence Report rule — apply to it.

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Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace Ohio’s official records. Always confirm current status with Ohio before making decisions based on this information.

System facts

System ID (PWSID): OH0501812
System type: Community Water System
Population served: 840
Service connections: 293
Ownership: privately owned
Water source: groundwater (wells)

ATHENS CO BUCHTEL WATER is one of 558 community water systems in Ohio in the 501 to 3,300 people size category, formerly serving 840 people from groundwater.

EPA's federal records list this system as inactive in 2020; the record below is historical.

As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 2 entries in 2018, all of which EPA lists as closed. Nothing has been added since 2018.

Of the 2, 1 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves the Consumer Confidence Rule and the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule.

Violation history

Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting
—
Consumer Confidence Rule
December 13, 2018 – February 29, 2020
Archived
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
April 1, 2018 – June 30, 2018
Resolved

Archived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)Resolved addressed and confirmed by the state

Period	Violation	Contaminant / rule	Health-based	Status
December 13, 2018 – February 29, 2020	Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting	Consumer Confidence Rule	—	Archived
April 1, 2018 – June 30, 2018	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	—	Resolved

Archived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)Resolved addressed and confirmed by the state

Enforcement actions

June 26, 2019State Public Notification received1 linked violation
March 11, 2019State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
February 13, 2019State Public Notification received1 linked violation
January 14, 2019State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
January 14, 2019State Public Notification requested1 linked violation
December 13, 2018State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
November 9, 2018State Public Notification received1 linked violation
October 12, 2018State Public Notification requested1 linked violation
October 12, 2018State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
September 11, 2018State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
August 20, 2018State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
August 20, 2018State Public Notification requested1 linked violation

Last known contact on file (system is inactive)

KASLER, LAWRENCE (RICH)

740-593-7146

ATHENS, OH 45701