Public water system record
City of Abbeville
Serves Abbeville, Abbeville County, SC · 5,650 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Abbeville in the last ten years, including an unresolved Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- City of Abbeville draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, March 2022.
- Record on file since 1993, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,735 unknown out of 3,143 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Dec 1, 2021 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for City of Abbeville go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 11 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020s | 2 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2016, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against City of Abbeville between 2010 and 2022. The most recent was an administrative penalty in March 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2022 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Mar 21, 2022 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Jun 27, 2016 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jun 27, 2016 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Nov 15, 2010 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Nov 15, 2010 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
What the violations mean
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not meet a treatment requirement of the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Byproducts form when disinfectants react with natural material in water. Long-term exposure above federal limits may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
City of Abbeville draws water from 1 surface water intake. 2 other community water systems buy water from City of Abbeville.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Donalds-Due West W&Sa Donalds, SC
- Town of Calhoun Falls Calhoun Falls, SC
Annual water quality report
City of Abbeville must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by South Carolina.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells