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Lincolnville Town of (Sc1010007)

Lincolnville, South Carolina 29483 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1,980 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,980
People served
114
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 114 drinking-water violations at Lincolnville Town of (Sc1010007) - above the South Carolina per-system average.

114
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,980
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Lincolnville Town of (Sc1010007)

Lincolnville Town of (Sc1010007) is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,980 residents in Lincolnville, South Carolina (Charleston County) through 766 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 114 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 99 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 24 violations (MON). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across South Carolina, EPA tracks 1,390 public water systems serving 4,709,324 people, with 38,355 cumulative violations and 9,705 health-based violations on record. About 65% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 27.6 violations. Statewide, 107 of 164 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (65.2%).

Lincolnville Town of (Sc1010007)'s 114 violations sit above the South Carolina average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
1,980
Total Violations
114
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
766
County
Charleston
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
99
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 24 2022
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 24 2022
Coliform (TCR) MR 22 2009
Chlorine MR 16 2022
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 2024
Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 6 2009
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2021
TTHM MR 1 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 2022

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Lincolnville Town of (Sc1010007).

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID SC1010007 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

South Carolina Drinking Water Authority

South Carolina's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find SC regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2024 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 SDWIS / SC1010007 / 7000
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 24 SDWIS / SC1010007 / 8000
2022 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 24 SDWIS / SC1010007 / 0200
2022 Chlorine MR 16 SDWIS / SC1010007 / 0999
2022 TTHM MR 1 SDWIS / SC1010007 / 2950
2022 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 SDWIS / SC1010007 / 2456
2021 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / SC1010007 / 5000
2009 Coliform (TCR) MR 22 SDWIS / SC1010007 / 3100
2009 Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 6 SDWIS / SC1010007 / 0600

How Lincolnville Town of (Sc1010007) Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Lincolnville Town of (Sc1010007) South Carolina avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 114 27.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 7 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 65.2% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 1,980 3,388 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,390 regulated public water systems in South Carolina.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Lincolnville Town of (Sc1010007) water safe to drink? ▼
Lincolnville Town of (Sc1010007) (PWS ID: SC1010007) has 114 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,980 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Lincolnville Town of (Sc1010007) serve? ▼
Lincolnville Town of (Sc1010007) serves 1,980 people in Lincolnville, South Carolina. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 766 service connections.
What type of violations does Lincolnville Town of (Sc1010007) have? ▼
Lincolnville Town of (Sc1010007) has 114 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 99 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Lincolnville Town of (Sc1010007) water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Lincolnville Town of (Sc1010007) under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Lincolnville Town of (Sc1010007) use? ▼
Lincolnville Town of (Sc1010007) uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.