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Following The Flow
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Welcome to Athens Utilities Water Services Department
Manager: John D. Stockton
Phone: (256) 232-1440
FAX: (256) 233-8732
Athens Water Services is a division of The City of Athens Utilities. Athens Utilities is owned by the City of Athens and governance is provided by the City Council which meets the second and fourth Monday evenings of each month at 5:30 P.M. in the Police Department Building which is located at 951 Hobbs Street East.
We provide water service to approximately 10,000 customers and sewerage service to approximately 6,900 customers. We continually strive to provide a high quality of service to all our customers with a minimal amount of interruption and inconvenience when construction or maintenance activities are performed.
Our water treatment plant is located on Section Line Road and withdraws water from Elk River. It is currently permitted to process up to 13.5 million gallons per day (mgd). We always provide water to you that is clean, crystal clear and pathogen free. In addition to City customers, we are contracted to provide up to 4.0 mgd to the Limestone County Water and Sewer Authority (LCWSA). A joint study is underway to upgrade and expand our water treatment plant in the next 3-5 years.
Our wastewater treatment plant is located on Sanderfer Road and was last upgraded in 1987. We are currently constructing a new plant that is scheduled for completion in February, 2010. This facility is being built next to the existing plant; but, on higher ground that is totally outside the flood plains of Town and Swan Creeks. The new treatment plant will have average daily treatment capacity of 9 mgd and a maximum hydraulic capacity of 18 mgd. It has been designed to allow for doubling this capacity and possible treatment upgrades in the future.