South Carolina
583 Utilities
Serving: 3,726,000
Data available: 2010-2015
Contaminants Found: 75
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.
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
| Utility | Location | People Served |
|---|---|---|
| BCWSA East Cooper | Moncks Corner, SC | 10,942 |
| Bcwsa Sangaree WD | Moncks Corner, SC | 44,237 |
| Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority | Okatie, SC | 112,970 |
| Big Creek WS District | Belton, SC | 10,428 |
| Blue Ridge Water Company Inc | Greer, SC | 26,643 |
| Breezy Hill WD | Graniteville, SC | 13,692 |
| Bucksport Water Company | Conway, SC | 12,340 |
| Cassatt Water Kershaw-lee Company RWA | Cassatt, SC | 24,879 |
| Charleston Water System | Charleston, SC | 223,785 |
| Chester Metro | Chester, SC | 12,731 |
| Chesterfield Rural Water | Chesterfield, SC | 19,104 |
| City of Aiken | Aiken, SC | 41,988 |
| City of Camden | Camden, SC | 13,240 |
| City of Cayce | Cayce, SC | 16,839 |
| City of Columbia | Columbia, SC | 293,696 |
| City of Conway | Conway, SC | 21,003 |
| City of Florence | Florence, SC | 71,188 |
| City of Goose Creek | Goose Creek, SC | 25,772 |
| City of Lancaster | Lancaster, SC | 13,075 |
| City of Myrtle Beach | Myrtle Beach, SC | 31,615 |
| City of Newberry | Newberry, SC | 10,250 |
| City of Rock Hill | Rock Hill, SC | 67,549 |
| City of Seneca | Seneca, SC | 32,095 |
| City of Sumter | Sumter, SC | 53,122 |
| City of Union | Union, SC | 11,767 |
| City of Walhalla | Walhalla, SC | 15,415 |
| City of Walterboro | Walterboro, SC | 11,687 |
| City of West Columbia | West Columbia, SC | 28,856 |
| Clemson | Clemson, SC | 14,650 |
| Darlington County W&SA | Darlington, SC | 44,337 |
Utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of October 2014 to September 2017 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.
| Utility | Location | People Served | Violation Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Gate Mobile Home Park | Cottageville, SC | 280 | 30 |
| Dewees Utilities | Dewees Island, SC | 37 | 15 |
| Lamar, Town of | Lamar, SC | 975 | 15 |
| Edgefield County WSA | Edgefield, SC | 23,445 | 10 |
| GCWSD Waccamaw Neck | Pawleys Island, SC | 34,190 | 5 |
| Gaston Rural Water District | Gaston, SC | 7,186 | 5 |
| Maysville, Town of | Sumter, SC | 983 | 5 |
| Cws Charleswood S/d | West Columbia, SC | 510 | 5 |
| Newberry County Water & Sewer Authority | Newberry, SC | 9,825 | 5 |
| City of Aiken | Aiken, SC | 41,988 | 5 |
| Cws Peachtree Acres | West Columbia, SC | 138 | 5 |
| Valley Psa | Gloverville, SC | 6,703 | 5 |
| Cresthaven Mobile Home Park II | Lexington, SC | 60 | 4 |
| Iva, Town of | Iva, SC | 1,643 | 3 |
| Gaffney BPW | Gaffney, SC | 20,304 | 2 |
| City of Walhalla | Walhalla, SC | 15,415 | 2 |
| Williams, Town of | Branchville, SC | 107 | 2 |
| Olar Govan Water System | Olar, SC | 304 | 2 |
| Catawba Indian Nation Cws | Rock Hill, SC | 440 | 1 |
| Norway, Town of | Norway, SC | 1,055 | 1 |
| Colony East II | Abbeville, SC | 23 | 1 |
| Willow Creek | Columbia, SC | 50 | 1 |
| Cws Nevitt Forest | West Columbia, SC | 878 | 1 |
| Mccoll, Town of | Mccoll, SC | 2,178 | 1 |
| Chucks Mobile Home Park | Clover, SC | 168 | 1 |
| Central, Town of | Central, SC | 3,485 | 1 |
| Conway Rural | Conway, SC | 9,642 | 1 |
| Talatha Water District | New Ellenton, SC | 1,698 | 1 |
| Santee Cooper Reg Water | Moncks Corner, SC | 25 | 1 |
| Granada Subdivision | Sumter, SC | 148 | 1 |
Large utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of October 2014 to September 2017 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.
| Utility | Location | People Served | Violation Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgefield County WSA | Edgefield, SC | 23,445 | 10 |
| GCWSD Waccamaw Neck | Pawleys Island, SC | 34,190 | 5 |
| City of Aiken | Aiken, SC | 41,988 | 5 |
| Gaffney BPW | Gaffney, SC | 20,304 | 2 |
| City of Walhalla | Walhalla, SC | 15,415 | 2 |
| Fort Mill | Fort Mill, SC | 10,200 | 1 |
| Pioneer Rural Water District | Westminster, SC | 16,236 | 1 |
| City of Columbia | Columbia, SC | 293,696 | 1 |
| Marco Rural Water Company | Marion, SC | 14,939 | 1 |
| High Hills | Dalzell, SC | 11,357 | 1 |
| Lexington | Lexington, SC | 18,000 | 1 |
| Clemson | Clemson, SC | 14,650 | 1 |
| Inman Campobello WD | Inman, SC | 26,370 | 1 |
Contaminants found in South Carolina above health guidelines
| Found above health guidelines | Found | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contaminant | # of Utilities | People Served | # of Utilities | People Served | |||
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) | 307 | 3,486,381 | 310 | 3,523,481 | |||
Bromodichloromethane | 303 | 3,474,894 | 308 | 3,515,040 | |||
Chloroform | 279 | 3,394,343 | 286 | 3,455,512 | |||
Trichloroacetic acid | 271 | 3,347,537 | 276 | 3,438,541 | |||
Dichloroacetic acid | 265 | 3,344,537 | 269 | 3,434,750 | |||
Chromium (hexavalent) | 196 | 3,126,992 | 200 | 3,248,899 | |||
Dibromochloromethane | 240 | 2,652,743 | 275 | 3,070,156 | |||
Chlorate | 71 | 1,034,256 | 171 | 2,795,875 | |||
Radium-228 | 147 | 639,863 | 147 | 639,863 | |||
Radium-226 | 131 | 503,730 | 138 | 515,329 | |||
Bromoform | 36 | 222,573 | 92 | 1,396,708 | |||
Uranium | 73 | 178,042 | 74 | 178,127 | |||
1,4-Dioxane | 9 | 144,309 | 115 | 2,021,013 | |||
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHPA) | 1 | 25,284 | 1 | 25,284 | |||
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 1 | 25,284 | 1 | 25,284 | |||
Mercury (inorganic) | 2 | 24,947 | 6 | 47,553 | |||
Thallium | 3 | 11,536 | 3 | 11,536 | |||
Trichloroethylene | 3 | 5,610 | 3 | 5,610 | |||
1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) | 4 | 4,595 | 4 | 4,595 | |||
1,2,3-Trichloropropane | 3 | 3,922 | 3 | 3,922 | |||
Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene) | 3 | 3,452 | 3 | 3,452 | |||
Cadmium | 5 | 1,894 | 7 | 2,286 | |||
Nitrate | 2 | 1,468 | 415 | 3,156,581 | |||
Ethylene dibromide | 1 | 1,200 | 1 | 1,200 | |||
1,2-Dichloropropane | 1 | 412 | 1 | 412 | |||
Contaminants found in South Carolina above legal limits
| Contaminant | # of Utilities | People Served | |
|---|---|---|---|
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) | 2 | 5,056 | |
Radium, combined (-226 & -228) | 3 | 486 | |
Uranium | 1 | 34 |