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Colleton County, South Carolina

Water Systems
38
Population Served
22,221
Total Violations
520
262 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

60.5%
Systems with Violations
13.7
Avg Violations per System
50.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
38 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

2
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
50.0%
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

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

No violations on record (15) One or more violations (23)

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
Walterboro City of (1510004) 11,829 16 Clean
Edisto Beach Town of (Sc1510006) 5,848 29 Clean
Circle K 2723876 (Sc1570920) 1,000 12 -
Circle C Travel Plaza (Sc1570205) 500 3 -
New Cottageville Elementary (1570119) 400 13 -
Crosco Express #2 (Sc1572001) 400 0 -
Cottageville Bp (1570212) 300 0 -
Lcca Head Start (1570115) 265 54 -
S&g Grocery (1570921) 200 0 -
Smoaks Town of (1510002) 176 40 -
Williams Farm Labor House (1571002) 150 4 -
Lodge Town of (1510001) 121 12 -
Williams Town of (Sc1510003) 103 113 -
Subway-Cottageville (1572002) 100 0 -
Fishing Creek POA (Sc1550002) 98 78 -
Scprt-Colleton Wayside (Sc1570600) 60 30 -
Faith Cathedral Fellowship Inc (1570924) 54 29 -
Primo-Walmart 1358 (Sc1580003) 50 0 -
Little Bloomers Preschool (1570118) 49 6 -
Crosbys MHP (Sc1560006) 47 5 -
Bourbon Creek Bar & Grill (Sc1572004) 45 0 -
Eagles RV Campground (Sc1560002) 26 13 -
Cottageville Express (Sc1570209) 26 0 -
Broxton Bridge Plantation Cg (1570805) 26 0 -
Kk Mart (Sc1570915) 26 1 -
Crosco Express (1570917) 26 28 -
Breland Country Store (1570922) 26 2 -
Circle C Express #2 (1570927) 26 0 -
Broxton Bridge Plantation Bnb (1570928) 26 6 -
Dollar General Jacksonboro (1574000) 26 23 -
Bridgeway Holdings LLC (Sc1574004) 26 0 -
Rizers Pork & Produce (Sc1530803) 25 1 -
Cottageville Good Eats (Sc1572006) 25 0 -
Dollar General - Canadys (Sc1574003) 25 0 -
Ruffin Dollar General (Sc1574005) 25 0 -
Eden at Graccefield Well (Sc1574007) 25 2 -
Nearshore 17 Campground (Sc1570804) 23 0 -
River Rest Cg (Sc1570801) 18 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 Colleton County? ▼
Colleton County has 520 total drinking water violations across 38 water systems, of which 262 are health-based violations. 60.5% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Colleton County systems? ▼
Water systems in Colleton County serve approximately 22,221 people through 38 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Colleton County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Colleton County, 1 had PFAS detected (50.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Colleton County? ▼
Water systems in Colleton County use GW (38 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. 50.4% of Colleton 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.