County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Fairfield County, South Carolina
18 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 22,911 people in Fairfield County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 18
- SDWIS water systems Middle third of counties
- 666
- Total violations Lower third of counties
- 83.3%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Lower third of counties
- 100.0%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (2 tested) Upper third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet SC039 · Fairfield County 18 sys · 666 viol · #1657/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-HIGH · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-GW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 83.3% flagged
- HEALTH-HIGH 53.3% health
- RANK-MID #1657/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-HIGH 100.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 72%
- SYS-SMALL 18 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Chesterfield County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Fairfield County ranks #1,657 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #31 of 46 counties in South Carolina. See methodology · corpus placement.
Fairfield County standing, lower-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 83.3% is at or below the corpus lower third (≤ 92.7% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 53.3% is health-based share above the upper third (> 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 100.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #1,657 of 3,254 · #31 of 46 in South Carolina.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Fairfield County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Fairfield County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winnsboro Town of (2010001) | 10,391 | 61 | Detected |
| Midcounty Water Dist 2 (Sc2020004) | 3,500 | 4 | Detected |
| Jenkinsville Water Company (Sc2020001) | 2,550 | 154 | - |
| Mitford Water District (Sc2020005) | 1,878 | 33 | - |
| Midcounty Water Dist 1 (2020002) | 1,487 | 7 | - |
| Desci Vc Summer Nuclear Sta (Sc2030004) | 1,000 | 43 | - |
| Ridgeway Town of (Sc2010002) | 950 | 124 | - |
| Camp Longridge (Sc2070675) | 264 | 15 | - |
| Camp Longridge Ballfields (Sc2070678) | 264 | 2 | - |
| Ridgeway Manor (Sc2070002) | 158 | 23 | - |
| Outboard Boat Club/Fairfield (2070903) | 150 | 1 | - |
| Longtown Corner Store (Sc2070904) | 100 | 72 | - |
| Suttons Landing (2070852) | 60 | 0 | - |
| Vision Center (Sc2070900) | 58 | 3 | - |
| Little Cedar Crk RV Park #1 (Sc2070003) | 35 | 73 | - |
| Broad River RV Park (Sc2070801) | 26 | 0 | - |
| Blackstock Fish Camp (Sc2070909) | 25 | 51 | - |
| Lcc Little Cedar Crk RV Pk #2(Sc2070800) | 15 | 0 | - |
Compare beyond South Carolina
Lower-flagged peers for Fairfield County
Cross-state counties nearest Fairfield County on flagged-system share (83.3%) and cumulative violation count (666). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.
Similar flagged-system rate
Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.
Similar violation load
Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).
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