Public water system record
Town of Calhoun Falls
Serves Calhoun Falls, Abbeville County, SC · 2,473 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Calhoun Falls in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- Town of Calhoun Falls buys its water from City of Abbeville.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2022.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, November 2022.
- Record on file since 1981, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 435 unknown out of 512 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved | 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
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for Town of Calhoun Falls go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 16 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 | 11 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 3 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began December 1997, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1997 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of Calhoun Falls in 2022. The most recent was an administrative penalty in November 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2022 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Nov 2, 2022 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
2 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Town of Calhoun Falls buys its water from City of Abbeville. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Town of Calhoun Falls.
Buys water from
- City of Abbeville Abbeville, SC
Community systems that buy water from it
- McCormick Co W&Sa McCormick, SC
Annual water quality report
Town of Calhoun Falls 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