CAMDEN CITY OF (2810001)
PWS ID: SC2810001 · CAMDEN, South Carolina 29020-7002
PFAS Detected
4 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
18,193
Total Violations
33
Health-Based Violations
19
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 7,394
- County
- Kershaw
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 16
- Monitoring Violations
- 13
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 3
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MCL | 13 | 2003 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 4 | 1992 |
| Nitrate | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 3 | 1994 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 3 | 2003 |
| Barium | MR | 1 | 1993 |
| Cadmium | MR | 1 | 1993 |
| Selenium | MR | 1 | 1993 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 1 | 2001 |
| Mercury | MR | 1 | 1993 |
| Chromium | MR | 1 | 1993 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 15 of 120 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFBS | 8/15/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/15/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/15/2023 | 0.0050 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/15/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/15/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/15/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/15/2023 | 0.0040 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDA | 8/15/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/15/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/15/2023 | 0.0069 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/15/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/15/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/15/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/15/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/15/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/15/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/15/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/15/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/15/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/15/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/15/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/15/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 8/15/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/15/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/15/2023 | 0.0078 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/15/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/15/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/15/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/15/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/15/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 6/4/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 6/4/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 6/4/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 6/4/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 6/4/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 6/4/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 6/4/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 6/4/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 6/4/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 6/4/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 6/4/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 6/4/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 6/4/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 6/4/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 6/4/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/4/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 6/4/2024 | 0.0068 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 6/4/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 6/4/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/4/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not 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.