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Beaufort County, South Carolina

Water Systems
45
Population Served
203,764
Total Violations
537
226 health-based
PFAS Detected
5
of 5 tested

Violation Analysis

53.3%
Systems with Violations
11.9
Avg Violations per System
42.1%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
23 systems (51%)
GW
22 systems (49%)

PFAS Contamination

5
Systems Tested
5
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

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

No violations on record (21) One or more violations (24)

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
Bjw&sa (0720003) 145,634 32 Detected
Hilton Head Psd 1 (0720006) 25,558 14 Detected
South Island Psd (Sc0720001) 18,299 3 Clean
Fripp Island Psd (Sc0720002) 3,536 8 Detected
Broad Creek Psd (0720009) 3,481 6 Clean
Water Oak Utility Co (Sc0750002) 2,318 28 -
Harbor Island (Sc0750013) 1,039 52 -
Callawassie Island (Sc0750041) 900 10 -
Daufuskie Isl Util-Haig Point (0750036) 608 27 -
Daufuskie Isl Util-Melrose (Sc0750043) 263 36 -
Seaside Farms Shop Housing (Sc0771004) 227 0 -
Circle C Express #3 (Sc0770918) 200 10 -
Taylor Mh Estate (Sc0760015) 162 10 -
Lakeview MHP (Sc0760001) 114 106 -
Island West (0770875) 110 1 -
Beaufort MHP (0760016) 107 16 -
Hewitt Oaks (Sc0770935) 100 9 -
Wells East S/D (Sc0750026) 60 34 -
Ami Kids-Beaufort (0770050) 50 2 -
Sheldon Convenience Store (0770927) 50 88 -
Primo-Publix 0473 (Sc0780025) 50 0 -
Primo-Publix 0845 (Sc0780027) 50 0 -
Primo-Publix 0700 (Sc0780028) 50 0 -
Primo-Food Lion 0945 (0780029) 50 0 -
Primo-Food Lion 1330 (0780030) 50 0 -
Primo-McX Marine Mart-Laurel Bay0780038 50 0 -
Primo-McX Mobile Housing Community Ctr 50 0 -
Primo-McX Marine Mart-Pi (Sc0780040) 50 0 -
Primo-Publix 1463 (Sc0780045) 50 0 -
Primo-Walmart Bluffton (Sc0780046) 50 0 -
Briarwood MHP (Sc0760076) 44 17 -
Brays Island Plantation Colony (0772002) 40 0 -
Freeport Marina Village (Sc0770236) 38 12 -
Barony House/the Inn (Sc0770233) 35 13 -
Elijah Washington Health Ctr (Sc0770901) 35 2 -
Beaufort Co Boat Lndng-Daufuskie(0772001 26 1 -
Primo-Walmart 1383 (Sc0780024) 26 0 -
Primo-Publix 1716 Beaufort (Sc0780047) 26 0 -
Primo-Publix #1714 (Sc0780048) 26 0 -
Primo-McAs Beaufort (Sc0780049) 26 0 -
Primo-Walmart 7181 (Sc0780050) 26 0 -
Palmetto Bluff Temp Golf Facilities 25 0 -
Primo-Publix 1205 (Sc0780033) 25 0 -
Primo-Kroger 703 (Sc0780051) 25 0 -
Primo-Kroger 499 (Sc0780052) 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
Anderson County
40 systems · 206,616 served · 1,334 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Beaufort County? ▼
Beaufort County has 537 total drinking water violations across 45 water systems, of which 226 are health-based violations. 53.3% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Beaufort County systems? ▼
Water systems in Beaufort County serve approximately 203,764 people through 45 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Beaufort County water? ▼
Of 5 water systems tested for PFAS in Beaufort County, 5 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Beaufort County? ▼
Water systems in Beaufort County use SW (23 systems), GW (22 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. 42.1% of Beaufort 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.