BGWC I-20 (SC3250012)
PWS ID: SC3250012 · ELGIN, South Carolina 29045
PFAS Detected
4 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
6,637
Total Violations
21
Health-Based Violations
8
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Private
- Connections
- 2,714
- County
- Lexington
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 8
- Monitoring Violations
- 9
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MCL | 8 | 2016 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 1 | 1996 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| Benzene | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 1 | 1991 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 4 of 36 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lithium | 9/30/2025 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 6/11/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/11/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/11/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/11/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 6/11/2025 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 3/19/2025 | 0.0032 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFUnA | 3/19/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 3/19/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 3/19/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 3/19/2025 | 0.0078 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDoA | 3/19/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 3/19/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 3/19/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 3/19/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 3/19/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 3/19/2025 | 0.0055 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFNA | 3/19/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 3/19/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 3/19/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 3/19/2025 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 3/19/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 3/19/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 3/19/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 3/19/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 3/19/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 3/19/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 3/19/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 3/19/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 3/19/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 3/19/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 3/19/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 3/19/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 3/19/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 3/19/2025 | 0.0036 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| NFDHA | 3/19/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 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.