MYRTLE BEACH CITY OF (SC2610001)
PWS ID: SC2610001 · MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina 29578-2468
PFAS Detected
6 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
50,930
Total Violations
25
Health-Based Violations
2
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Private
- Connections
- 26,462
- County
- Horry
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 1
- Monitoring Violations
- 23
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 1
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 6 | 2007 |
| Nitrate | MR | 4 | 1993 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 3 | 2016 |
| Barium | MR | 2 | 1993 |
| Cadmium | MR | 2 | 1993 |
| Selenium | MR | 2 | 1993 |
| TTHM | MR | 2 | 2024 |
| Chromium | MR | 1 | 1993 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 1 | 1995 |
| Fluoride | MCL | 1 | 1987 |
| Mercury | MR | 1 | 1993 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 12 of 91 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lithium | 8/19/2025 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 6/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 6/2/2025 | 0.0039 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFNA | 6/2/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 6/2/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 6/2/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 6/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 6/2/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 6/2/2025 | 0.0055 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 6/2/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 6/2/2025 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 6/2/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 6/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 6/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 6/2/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/2/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 6/2/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 6/2/2025 | 0.0031 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 6/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/2/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 6/2/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 6/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 6/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/2/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 6/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/2/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/2/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/2/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 6/2/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 2/27/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 2/27/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 2/27/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 2/27/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 2/27/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 2/27/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 2/27/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 2/27/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 2/27/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 2/27/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 2/27/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 2/27/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 2/27/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 2/27/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 2/27/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 2/27/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 2/27/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 2/27/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 2/27/2025 | 0.0048 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025.
PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025).
This data is provided for informational purposes only.