Community Water System · PWS SC3210004
West Columbia City of (3210004)
Operator location West Columbia, South Carolina - UCMR5 detected 6 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 27 violations and 34,028 people served.
- 34,028
- People served (this PWS)
- 27
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 4
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 6 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
West Columbia City of (3210004) standing, mid SDWIS violation third
UCMR5 detected 6 PFAS compounds - upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 15% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Population rank #1,642 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
West Columbia City of (3210004) lands in the middle third by violation volume (27), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (34,028; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 15% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 6 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)).
- #1,642 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #33 of 314
- Population · SC
- 27
- Total EPA violations on record
- 15%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
6 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 15,789
- County
- Lexington
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 4
- Monitoring Violations
- 18
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 6 | 2002 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MCL | 4 | 2016 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 4 | 1992 |
| Nitrate | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Cadmium | MR | 1 | 1993 |
| Chromium | MR | 1 | 1993 |
| Mercury | MR | 1 | 1993 |
| Selenium | MR | 1 | 1993 |
| Barium | MR | 1 | 1993 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
West Columbia City of (3210004) has 27 recorded EPA violations, 39% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 60% carry more. 15% of this system's own violations are health-based (4 of 27), and it ranks #1,642 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)
27 Lower than most fewer violations than 60% 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. 43 of 232 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFEESA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/10/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/10/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/10/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/10/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/10/2025 | 7.60 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/10/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/10/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/10/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/10/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/10/2025 | 4.50 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFDA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/10/2025 | 3.50 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFOS | 9/10/2025 | 7.70 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFNA | 9/10/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/10/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/10/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/10/2025 | 4.20 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/10/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/10/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/10/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/10/2025 | 5.20 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/10/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/10/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/10/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/10/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/10/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/10/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/10/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/10/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/10/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/10/2025 | 7.10 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Detected |
| ADONA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/10/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/10/2025 | 3.50 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/10/2025 | 3.50 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/10/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
UCMR5 PFAS record for West Columbia City of (3210004)
Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS SC3210004 to cross-check UCMR5 detections and violation codes; state primacy agencies enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act locally.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
27 violations · 34,028 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.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with West Columbia City of
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