COLUMBIA CITY OF (SC4010001)
PWS ID: SC4010001 · COLUMBIA, South Carolina 29201
PFAS Detected
7 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
319,500
Total Violations
76
Health-Based Violations
54
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 153,420
- County
- Richland
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 25
- Monitoring Violations
- 11
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 29
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 29 | 2015 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 13 | 1999 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MCL | 9 | 2021 |
| Nitrate | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Chlorite | MR | 3 | 2017 |
| Chlorite | MCL | 3 | 2024 |
| Mercury | MR | 1 | 1993 |
| Cadmium | MR | 1 | 1993 |
| Chromium | MR | 1 | 1993 |
| Selenium | MR | 1 | 1993 |
| Barium | MR | 1 | 1993 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 38 of 240 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADONA | 9/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/23/2025 | 0.0078 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| lithium | 9/23/2025 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/23/2025 | 0.0068 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFBA | 9/23/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/23/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/23/2025 | 0.0057 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFTA | 9/23/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/23/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/23/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/23/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/23/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/23/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/23/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/23/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/23/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/23/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/23/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/23/2025 | 0.0030 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFNA | 9/23/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/23/2025 | 0.0086 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOA | 9/23/2025 | 0.0069 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDA | 9/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/23/2025 | 0.0052 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/23/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/23/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/23/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/23/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/23/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/23/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/23/2025 | 0.0035 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/23/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/23/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/23/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/23/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/23/2025 | 0.0077 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| lithium | 9/23/2025 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 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.