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Anderson County, South Carolina

Water Systems
40
Population Served
206,616
Total Violations
1,334
129 health-based
PFAS Detected
13
of 13 tested

Violation Analysis

87.5%
Systems with Violations
33.4
Avg Violations per System
9.7%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
35 systems (88%)
GW
5 systems (13%)

PFAS Contamination

13
Systems Tested
13
PFAS Detected
100.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Anderson South Carolina water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (5) One or more violations (35)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Electric City Utilities (Sc0410012) 38,204 13 Detected
Powdersville Water District (Sc0420002) 34,960 6 Detected
Hammond W/D (Sc0420007) 21,193 12 Detected
West Anderson W/D (0420006) 17,430 14 Detected
Sandy Springs Water Co Inc (Sc0420003) 17,311 9 Detected
Big Creek W/S District (0420009) 13,647 12 Detected
Starr-Iva W/D (Sc0420005) 11,125 6 Detected
Broadway W&S District (Sc0420008) 9,586 6 Detected
Homeland Park W/D (Sc0420001) 7,328 13 Detected
Belton City of (Sc0410004) 6,762 61 Detected
Williamston Town of (0410010) 6,693 43 Detected
Pendleton Town of (Sc0410006) 5,597 3 Detected
Honea Path Town of (Sc0410003) 4,386 5 Detected
Highway 88 W/D (Sc0420004) 3,990 6 -
Belton-Honea Path WA (Sc0410011) 2,555 17 -
Iva Town of (Sc0410001) 1,874 37 -
Bgwc Nevitt Forest (Sc0450007) 966 9 -
Bgwc Town Creek (Sc0450003) 275 90 -
Bgwc Bridgewater (Sc0450033) 270 56 -
Bgwc Haynie Builders (Sc0450063) 270 56 -
Bgwc Hidden Lake (Sc0450072) 227 239 -
Bgwc Calhoun Acres (Sc0450014) 196 18 -
Bgwc Dobbins Estate (Sc0450058) 196 1 -
Bgwc Lakewood (Sc0450065) 183 475 -
Bgwc Belle Mead Acres (Sc0450016) 175 4 -
Bgwc Greenforest (Sc0450006) 173 4 -
Bgwc Hill and Dale (Sc0450036) 173 5 -
Bgwc Clearview (Sc0450026) 158 0 -
Belton Gun Club Inc (0470909) 156 4 -
Bgwc Oakwood Estates (0450076) 132 14 -
Bgwc Sherwood Forest (Sc0450029) 97 56 -
Bgwc Fieldcrest (Sc0450032) 65 7 -
Bgwc Surfside Heights (Sc0450066) 61 3 -
Bgwc Edgebrook (0450004) 48 3 -
Wendells Dipping Branch (Sc0472001) 26 20 -
Primo-Walmart 3192 (Sc0480014) 26 0 -
Primo-Walmart 4443 (Sc0480016) 26 0 -
Primo-Publix 563 (Sc0480017) 26 0 -
Anderson Regional Joint WS (Sc0420011) 25 7 -
Primo-Walmart 0644 (0480005) 25 0 -

Other Counties in South Carolina

Greenville County
45 systems · 498,460 served · 567 violations
Charleston County
74 systems · 480,067 served · 846 violations
Horry County
53 systems · 416,612 served · 307 violations
Richland County
77 systems · 361,654 served · 5,612 violations
Spartanburg County
29 systems · 318,077 served · 154 violations
Beaufort County
45 systems · 203,764 served · 537 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Anderson County? ▼
Anderson County has 1,334 total drinking water violations across 40 water systems, of which 129 are health-based violations. 87.5% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Anderson County systems? ▼
Water systems in Anderson County serve approximately 206,616 people through 40 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Anderson County water? ▼
Of 13 water systems tested for PFAS in Anderson County, 13 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Anderson County? ▼
Water systems in Anderson County use SW (35 systems), GW (5 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 9.7% of Anderson County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.