South Carolina Drinking Water Violations

1,174Water Systems
3,861Total Violations
800Health-Based

South Carolina has 1,174 active public water systems regulated under the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act. Across these systems, there have been 800 health-based violations out of 3,861 total violations recorded. Currently, 15 water systems have unresolved health-based violations.

The most frequently cited health-based contaminants in South Carolina are Unknown, Unknown, and Unknown. Health-based violations mean a water system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed required treatment standards.

Browse the counties below to find specific water systems, or search by address or ZIP code to find your water provider.

Counties

CountyWater SystemsTotal ViolationsHealth-Based
Lexington County 126 479 83
Union County 9 108 81
Saluda County 14 108 64
York County 121 319 58
Berkeley County 48 109 44
Chesterfield County 11 58 35
Richland County 72 250 33
Mccormick County 6 45 32
Fairfield County 16 91 30
Williamsburg County 14 77 23
Aiken County 44 79 22
Cherokee County 7 30 22
Beaufort County 38 65 17
Colleton County 34 58 15
Abbeville County 7 32 15
Pickens County 40 87 11
Sumter County 22 67 10
Charleston County 58 82 9
Oconee County 40 81 9
Dorchester County 50 72 9
Orangeburg County 28 64 9
Newberry County 13 41 8
Horry County 49 40 7
Kershaw County 11 31 5
Edgefield County 7 18 5
Anderson County 37 36 4
Florence County 22 30 4
Laurens County 10 25 4
Dillon County 6 13 4
Spartanburg County 28 11 4
Allendale County 6 31 3
Barnwell County 16 30 3
Marlboro County 7 27 3
Greenwood County 16 17 3
Chester County 16 14 3
Jasper County 14 32 2
Greenville County 36 26 2
Lancaster County 8 12 2
Bamberg County 7 36 1
Georgetown County 20 27 1
Darlington County 6 25 1
Clarendon County 27 39 0
Hampton County 15 33 0
Calhoun County 9 18 0
Lee County 2 11 0
Marion County 6 4 0