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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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South Carolina

  • 576 Utilities

  • Serving: 4,069,000

  • Data available: 2014-2019

  • Contaminants Found: 84

 

EWG's drinking water quality report for South Carolina shows results of tests conducted by the water utilities in South Carolina and provided to EWG by the South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control.

LARGE UTILITIES
ALL UTILITIES WITH VIOLATIONS
LARGE UTILITIES WITH VIOLATIONS

Below are utilities in South Carolina serving over 10,000 people, listed alphabetically. Click the "more" button below to get the full list of utilities serving over 10,000 people.

Large utilities in South Carolina

UtilityLocationPeople
Served
BCWSA East CooperMoncks Corner, SC10,705
Bcwsa Sangaree WDMoncks Corner, SC62,883
Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer AuthorityOkatie, SC120,236
Bgwc Lake Wylie Area (sc4650006)Greenville, SC10,214
Big Creek WS DistrictBelton, SC10,428
Blue Ridge Water Company IncGreer, SC36,378
Breezy Hill WDGraniteville, SC15,282
Bucksport Water CompanyConway, SC15,297
Cassatt Water Kershaw-lee Company RWACassatt, SC25,061
Charleston Water SystemCharleston, SC234,333
Chester MetroChester, SC12,719
Chesterfield Rural WaterChesterfield, SC20,239
City of AikenAiken, SC42,286
City of CamdenCamden, SC15,877
City of CayceCayce, SC19,269
City of ColumbiaColumbia, SC319,500
City of ConwayConway, SC23,595
City of FlorenceFlorence, SC70,925
City of Goose CreekGoose Creek, SC25,121
City of LancasterLancaster, SC13,075
City of Myrtle BeachMyrtle Beach, SC50,920
City of Rock HillRock Hill, SC74,377
City of SenecaSeneca, SC33,916
City of SumterSumter, SC53,070
City of UnionUnion, SC11,757
City of WalhallaWalhalla, SC15,768
City of WalterboroWalterboro, SC11,689
City of West ColumbiaWest Columbia, SC29,294
ClemsonClemson, SC17,953
Clinton, City ofClinton, SC10,109
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Utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of April 2019 to March 2021 in South Carolina

The Environmental Protection Agency's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database collects compliance and enforcement-related information for drinking water utilities nationwide. ECHO water quality violation scores take into account federal health-based water quality standards, as well as monitoring, reporting and other drinking water quality requirements. Points are accrued based on specific problems at the utility - violations of health-based drinking water standards receive more points than monitoring and reporting violations - and the length of time until the violations were corrected.

UtilityLocationPeople
Served		Violation
Points
Siesta Cove Rv Park Marina (sc3270802)Lexington, SC2231
Sandy Run Mobile Home ParkSummerville, SC3930
Regency Square 2 (sc3260170)Lexington, SC997
Monetta, Town ofMonetta, SC9745
Bgwc Charleswood S/dGreenville, SC5105
Sumter Co-wedgefield-stateburg Water DistrictSumter, SC1,2005
Bgwc Peachtree AcresGreenville, SC1195
Dcws I-95Summerville, SC995
Spartanburg Water SystemSpartanburg, SC142,6715
Olar Govan Water SystemOlar, SC2573
Horrell Hill Mobile Home ParkLexington, SC403
Piney Lane Mobile Home Park (sc4060052)Lexington, SC243
Mcdonalds Mobile Home ParkColumbia, SC362
Cedar Valley Mobile Home ParkCatawba, SC2902
City of WalhallaWalhalla, SC15,7682
Boys Farm Inc.Newberry, SC402
Ninety Six CPW (sc2410002)Ninety Six, SC2,8802
Country AcresGreenwood, SC342
Clio, Town ofClio, SC7332
Willow Creek Mobile Home Park (sc4060019)Mount Pleasant, SC402
Cameron Mobile Home Park (sc0260038)Aiken, SC832
Sunnyvale Mobile Home ParkAiken, SC651
Crystal Pines (sc3250065)Chapin, SC691
Allendale Industrial ParkAllendale, SC2,2701
West Union, Town ofWest Union, SC4681
Pioneer Rural Water DistrictWestminster, SC15,5181
Colony East IIAbbeville, SC231
Halter Acres Mobile Home ParkWest Columbia, SC901
Rolling Meadows Mobile Home ParkWest Columbia, SC1,0561
Carroll Mobile Home Park 1York, SC251

Large utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of April 2019 to March 2021 in South Carolina

The Environmental Protection Agency's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database collects compliance and enforcement-related information for drinking water utilities nationwide. ECHO water quality violation scores take into account federal health-based water quality standards, as well as monitoring, reporting and other drinking water quality requirements. Points are accrued based on specific problems at the utility - violations of health-based drinking water standards receive more points than monitoring and reporting violations - and the length of time until the violations were corrected.

UtilityLocationPeople
Served		Violation
Points
Spartanburg Water SystemSpartanburg, SC142,6715
City of WalhallaWalhalla, SC15,7682
BCWSA East CooperMoncks Corner, SC10,7051
Pioneer Rural Water DistrictWestminster, SC15,5181
Fort MillFort Mill, SC16,9431
ClemsonClemson, SC17,9531

Contaminants found in South Carolina above health guidelines

Found above health guidelinesFound
Contaminant# of UtilitiesPeople Served# of UtilitiesPeople Served

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)		3833,997,2993833,997,299

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)		3653,976,1073653,976,107

Bromodichloromethane		3533,910,8753533,910,875

Dichloroacetic acid		3413,859,1433433,877,952

Chloroform		3543,831,9993643,957,742

Trichloroacetic acid		2943,762,7032973,828,739

Chromium (hexavalent)		1853,397,7501843,514,306

Dibromochloromethane		3143,365,1683183,427,014

Haloacetic acids (HAA9)		1572,862,6831923,595,724

Dibromoacetic acid		2082,663,2552122,895,950

Nitrate		3241,972,1164403,713,156

Chlorate		721,120,4701613,032,839

Radium, combined (-226 & -228)		176620,342179613,796

Bromoform		46295,59481850,154

Atrazine		7240,7667240,766

1,4-Dioxane		9162,1971122,229,389

Nitrate and nitrite		44128,28468539,944

1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)		13100,74613100,746

Manganese		368,4621963,552,884

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)		233,325233,325

Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHPA)		233,325233,325

Uranium		3220,6983120,655

Cadmium		1414,7301726,704

Thallium		58,11358,113

Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene)		33,78033,780

Arsenic		42,82742,827

Trichloroethylene		32,73545,379

1,2,3-Trichloropropane		14121412

1,2-Dichloropropane		14121412

Vinyl chloride		135135

Contaminants found in South Carolina above legal limits

Contaminant# of UtilitiesPeople Served

Radium, combined (-226 & -228)		32,231

Uranium		123