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Cherokee County, South Carolina

Water Systems
8
Population Served
54,307
Total Violations
164
121 health-based
PFAS Detected
6
of 6 tested

Violation Analysis

87.5%
Systems with Violations
20.5
Avg Violations per System
73.8%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
6 systems (75%)
GW
2 systems (25%)

PFAS Contamination

6
Systems Tested
6
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

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

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (7)

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
Gaffney Bpw (1110001) 24,290 39 Detected
Grassy Pond Water Co Inc (Sc1120002) 9,458 8 Detected
Draytonville Water Dist (Sc1120003) 5,347 18 Detected
Goucher WD (1120004) 5,323 12 Detected
Daniel Morgan Water District (1120001) 5,314 21 Detected
Blacksburg Town of (Sc1110002) 4,496 42 Detected
Spacious Skies Peach Haven (Sc1170800) 54 24 -
Dollar General Blacksburg (Sc1174001) 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 Cherokee County? ▼
Cherokee County has 164 total drinking water violations across 8 water systems, of which 121 are health-based violations. 87.5% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Cherokee County systems? ▼
Water systems in Cherokee County serve approximately 54,307 people through 8 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Cherokee County water? ▼
Of 6 water systems tested for PFAS in Cherokee County, 6 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Cherokee County? ▼
Water systems in Cherokee County use SW (6 systems), GW (2 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. 73.8% of Cherokee 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.