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Chesterfield County, South Carolina

Water Systems
12
Population Served
44,401
Total Violations
373
139 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

83.3%
Systems with Violations
31.1
Avg Violations per System
37.3%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
9 systems (75%)
SW
3 systems (25%)

PFAS Contamination

3
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
33.3%
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

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

No violations on record (2) One or more violations (10)

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
Chesterfield Co Rural Water (Sc1320003) 25,691 34 Clean
Cheraw Town of (Sc1310001) 6,325 115 Detected
Alligator Rural Water (Sc1320004) 4,743 38 Clean
Pageland City of (Sc1310003) 3,467 56 -
Chesterfield Town of (1310002) 1,670 29 -
McBee Town of (Sc1310004) 1,239 2 -
Jefferson Town of (Sc1310005) 948 24 -
Country Village MHP (Sc1360008) 96 34 -
Westside Estates Apts (Sc1370300) 87 21 -
Scprt-H Cooper Black Rec Area (1370902) 84 0 -
Primo-Walmart 0642 (Sc1380001) 26 0 -
Carolina Canners (1330001) 25 20 -

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 Chesterfield County? ▼
Chesterfield County has 373 total drinking water violations across 12 water systems, of which 139 are health-based violations. 83.3% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Chesterfield County systems? ▼
Water systems in Chesterfield County serve approximately 44,401 people through 12 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Chesterfield County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Chesterfield County, 1 had PFAS detected (33.3% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Chesterfield County? ▼
Water systems in Chesterfield County use GW (9 systems), SW (3 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. 37.3% of Chesterfield 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.