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Community Water System · PWS SC0210003

North Augusta City of (Sc0210003)

Operator location North Augusta, South Carolina - 47% of 30 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 33,185 served per SDWIS.

33,185
People served (this PWS)
30
EPA violations (this PWS)
14
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

North Augusta City of (Sc0210003) standing, mid SDWIS violation third

47% of 30 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 47% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #1,686 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

North Augusta City of (Sc0210003) lands in the middle third by violation volume (30), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (33,185; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 47% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#1,686 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#34 of 314
Population · SC
30
Total EPA violations on record
47%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
13,659
County
Aiken
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
14
Monitoring Violations
15
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 14 2004
Chlorite MR 4 2011
Nitrate MR 3 1993
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 1993
Cadmium MR 1 1993
Chromium MR 1 1993
Mercury MR 1 1993
Coliform (TCR) MR 1 2004
Selenium MR 1 1993
Barium MR 1 1993

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

North Augusta City of (Sc0210003) has 30 recorded EPA violations, 42% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 57% carry more. 47% of this system's own violations are health-based (14 of 30), and it ranks #1,686 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

30 Lower than most fewer violations than 57% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 29 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFOS 6/26/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 6/26/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 6/26/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 6/26/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 6/26/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 6/26/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 6/26/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 6/26/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 6/26/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 6/26/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 6/26/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 6/26/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 6/26/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 6/26/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 6/26/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 6/26/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 6/26/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 6/26/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 6/26/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 6/26/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 6/26/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 6/26/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 6/26/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 6/26/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 6/26/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 6/26/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 6/26/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 6/26/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 6/26/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

Health-based violations on North Augusta City of (Sc0210003)

14 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for SC0210003.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

30 violations · 33,185 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with North Augusta City of

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater