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Oconee County, South Carolina

Water Systems
56
Population Served
99,852
Total Violations
837
297 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 5 tested

Violation Analysis

57.1%
Systems with Violations
14.9
Avg Violations per System
35.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
37 systems (66%)
SW
13 systems (23%)

PFAS Contamination

5
Systems Tested
0
PFAS Detected
0.0%
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

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

No violations on record (20) One or more violations (30)

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
Seneca City of (Sc3710002) 37,478 17 Clean
Walhalla City of (Sc3710004) 18,511 27 Clean
Pioneer Rural Water Dist (Sc3720001) 17,121 17 Clean
Westminster City of (3710003) 8,085 149 Clean
Salem Town of (Sc3710001) 6,444 62 -
Keowee Key Utility System Inc (3750023) 4,108 15 Clean
Foxwood Hills (Sc3750025) 1,703 26 -
View at the Pier the (Sc3770300) 864 2 -
Chickasaw Point (Sc3750010) 823 50 -
Port Bass I (Sc3750002) 681 8 -
Harts Cove and Tory Pointe (Sc3750029) 560 0 -
West Union Town of (3710005) 468 16 -
Scprt-Oconee State Park (3770600) 393 4 -
Timber Lake I (Sc3750006) 283 16 -
Camp Chatuga (3770928) 200 7 -
Scprt-Devils Fork (Sc3770608) 196 1 -
Port Bass II (Sc3750012) 165 14 -
Diakonia Center (3770807) 155 29 -
Highway 11 Flea Market (Sc3770914) 150 0 -
Keowee Bay S/D (Sc3750026) 115 115 -
Timber Lake II (Sc3750007) 93 15 -
Scdnr-Walhalla Fish Hatchery (3770601) 85 19 -
Duke Construction Yard (Sc3730010) 80 0 -
Wild Water Ltd (Sc3770909) 68 7 -
Bay Ridge S/D (Sc3750027) 62 23 -
Mountain Rest Cabins C/G (3770809) 60 0 -
Whetstone Academy (Sc3770106) 55 0 -
Chattooga Sounds Campground (Sc3770812) 50 0 -
Chattooga River Resort (3770918) 50 0 -
Usfs Whetstone Horse Camp (Sc3770920) 45 0 -
Cherokee Creek Boys School (Sc3770002) 40 5 -
Isaqueena Point Util Sys (Sc3750008) 38 34 -
Turtlehead at Keowee S/D (Sc3750022) 32 39 -
Humble Pie Restaurant (Sc3772008) 30 0 -
Five Springs Water Company(sc3730021) 26 0 -
Scprt-Oconee Station (Sc3770659) 26 47 -
Nantahala Outdoor Center (Sc3770676) 26 0 -
Jocassee Outdoor Center (Sc3770927) 26 0 -
Tunnel Town Express (Sc3770930) 26 0 -
Mountain Rest Water System (3772006) 26 0 -
Brasstown Creek Gathering Pl (Sc3772009) 26 0 -
Cg Roxane Bottled Water (Sc3773001) 26 0 -
Wildwater Ltd Follow Up Well Sc3774004 26 8 -
Boondocks General Store (Sc3774005) 26 0 -
Primo - Publix 1671 (Sc3780006) 26 0 -
Duke Energy-Bad Creek Entrance (3730005) 25 0 -
Usfs Andrew Pickens Rs (Sc3770650) 25 27 -
Usfs Cherry Hill Rec Area (Sc3770651) 25 0 -
Jocassee RV Camp (Sc3770803) 25 10 -
Wind River Land and Timber Inc (3770921) 25 4 -

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 Oconee County? ▼
Oconee County has 837 total drinking water violations across 56 water systems, of which 297 are health-based violations. 57.1% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Oconee County systems? ▼
Water systems in Oconee County serve approximately 99,852 people through 56 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Oconee County water? ▼
Of 5 water systems tested for PFAS in Oconee County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Oconee County? ▼
Water systems in Oconee County use GW (37 systems), SW (13 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. 35.5% of Oconee 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.