Community Water System · PWS SC1610004
Lamar Town of (Sc1610004)
Operator location Lamar, South Carolina - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations) with 89 EPA violations; groundwater source; 1,034 served (PWS-level, not municipal population).
- 1,034
- People served (this PWS)
- 89
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 19
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Lamar Town of (Sc1610004) standing, high SDWIS violation third
89 EPA SDWIS violations on record - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 21% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #19,132 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Lamar Town of (Sc1610004) sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (89), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 1,034 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 21% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #19,132 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #247 of 314
- Population · SC
- 89
- Total EPA violations on record
- 21%
- 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
- 489
- County
- Darlington
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 19
- Monitoring Violations
- 61
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 30 | 2018 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | MCL | 19 | 2015 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 9 | 2016 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 5 | 2021 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| Ethylbenzene | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| Styrene | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| Toluene | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| Benzene | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | MR | 1 | 1991 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Lamar Town of (Sc1610004) has 89 recorded EPA violations, 71% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 29% carry more. 21% of this system's own violations are health-based (19 of 89), and it ranks #19,132 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)
89 Around the middle fewer violations than 29% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFHpA | 5/16/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 5/16/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 5/16/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 5/16/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 5/16/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 5/16/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/16/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 5/16/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 5/16/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 5/16/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 5/16/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 5/16/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 5/16/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 5/16/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/16/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 5/16/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 5/16/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 5/16/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 5/16/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 5/16/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 5/16/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 5/16/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 5/16/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 5/16/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 5/16/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 5/16/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 5/16/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 5/16/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 5/16/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 11/27/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 11/27/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 11/27/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 11/27/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 1/29/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 1/29/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 1/29/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 1/29/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 1/29/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 1/29/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 1/29/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 1/29/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 1/29/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 1/29/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 1/29/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 1/29/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 1/29/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 1/29/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 1/29/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 1/29/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 1/29/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
SDWIS compliance record for Lamar Town of (Sc1610004)
89 violations on record for SC1610004; use EPA SDWIS to confirm return-to-compliance dates and monitoring categories.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
89 violations · 1,034 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems near this population served
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Lamar Town of
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