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Community Water System · PWS SC4350006

Bgwc Oakland Plantation (Sc4350006)

Operator location Elgin, South Carolina - 0% of 434 violations are health-based (lower-third health share (≤ 1%)); groundwater source; 1,180 served per SDWIS.

1,180
People served (this PWS) Middle third of systems
434
EPA violations (this PWS) Upper third of systems
2
Health-based (this PWS) Lower third by health-based share
Untested
UCMR5 (this PWS) No UCMR5 result
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Bgwc Oakland Plantation (Sc4350006) standing, high SDWIS violation third

0% of 434 recorded violations are health-based - lower-third health share (≤ 1%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 0% is lower-third health share (≤ 1%). Population rank #18,083 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Bgwc Oakland Plantation (Sc4350006) sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (434), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 1,180 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is only 0% - almost all of this trail is monitoring or reporting. No UCMR5 PFAS test appears for this system in this extract.

#18,083 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#238 of 314
Population · SC
434
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

F
Water Safety Score
32/100
Bgwc Oakland Plantation (Sc4350006)

Based on EPA SDWIS violation history and UCMR5 PFAS testing only, not water taste, odor, infrastructure age, or contaminants outside the federally tracked set.

Health-based violations C-
2
EPA SDWIS health-based violations on record (MCL, MRDL, treatment technique)
Monitoring & reporting violations F
432
Non-health SDWIS violations (monitoring, reporting, and other compliance)
PFAS contamination N/A
Not UCMR5-tested
Highest PFAS compound level detected in UCMR5 testing

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
409
County
Sumter
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
2
Monitoring Violations
432
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 12 2001
Antimony, Total MR 12 1999
Fluoride MR 12 1999
Selenium MR 12 1999
Thallium, Total MR 12 1999
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 12 1999
Vinyl chloride MR 12 1999
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 12 1999
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 12 1999
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 12 1999
Trichloroethylene MR 12 1999
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 12 1999
CHLOROBENZENE MR 12 1999
Benzene MR 12 1999
Styrene MR 12 1999
2,4-D MR 12 1999
2,4,5-TP MR 12 1999
Pentachlorophenol MR 12 1999
Dinoseb MR 12 1999
Dalapon MR 12 1999
OXAMYL MR 12 1999
Barium MR 12 1999
Beryllium, Total MR 12 1999
Cadmium MR 12 1999
Chromium MR 12 1999
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 12 1999
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 12 1999
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 12 1999
Carbon tetrachloride MR 12 1999
Toluene MR 12 1999

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Bgwc Oakland Plantation (Sc4350006) has 434 recorded EPA violations, 94% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 6% carry more. 0% of this system's own violations are health-based (2 of 434), and it ranks #18,083 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)

434 Higher than most more violations than 94% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

How many violations vs. how serious, among peer systems

Bgwc Oakland Plantation (Sc4350006) plotted against 29 peer public water systems (500+ people served), by total violation count (x) and the share of those violations that are health-based (y). The crosshair sits at this sample's own median on each axis. A high violation count does not automatically mean a serious record: most monitoring and reporting violations are minor, not health-based.

Violation volume vs. health-based share

30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Total violations (X) and Health-based share (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Frequent and seriousRare but seriousFrequent, mostly paperworkClean record 0200400600 0%20%40%60%80%100% Total violations Health-based share Violation volume vs. health-based share Miccosukee Service Plaza-0, 0%Brazoria - Fort Bend Counties MUD 3-0, 0%Tanglewilde Thompson Place 600-2, 0%Center Water Co-5, 0%Montgomery Co RWD 12-7, 29%Spring Mills Elem School/Hvs-9, 0%Irvin Water District #6-11, 27%Great Bend Industrial Park-14, 0%Nooksack Valley Water Association-16, 31%Glen Park Village-19, 0%Camp Is-Sho-Da-22, 0%Kipling Oaks 1-25, 16%McLouth, City Of-29, 17%Hamilton-33, 0%Pine Valley Plantation-37, 24%Lake Gibson Estates-42, 2%Ticonderoga WD-47, 26%Town of Welaka-54, 0%Township of Blairstown Dpw-61, 0%McIntosh Water & Fire Pro Authority-71, 0%Sunset Ridge Water District-82, 15%South Deerfield Water Supply District-96, 16%Clarkdale Municipal Water System-114, 0%Orange Water Dept-136, 14%Mount Pleasant Water Sys #1-167, 11%Benson Culinary Improvement District-212, 1%Eureka Water Association-273, 0%City of Ballinger-372, 85%Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth-567, 1%Bgwc Oakland Plantation (Sc4350006)-434, 0%
30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release.

Health-based violations on Bgwc Oakland Plantation (Sc4350006)

2 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for SC4350006.

EPA SDWIS · PWS SC4350006

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

434 violations · 1,180 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems near this population served

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Bgwc Oakland Plantation

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater

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