Public water system record
BGWC Town Creek
Serves Anderson, Anderson County, SC · 275 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for BGWC Town Creek in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- BGWC Town Creek buys its water from Hammond W/D.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by South Carolina, July 2002.
- Record on file since 1992, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 56 unknown out of 108 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.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for BGWC Town Creek go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 23 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 19 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 2000, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against BGWC Town Creek in 2002. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in July 2002.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2002 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: Dinoseb, Picloram, Pentachlorophenol, Dalapon, 2,4,5-TP |
Where the water comes from
BGWC Town Creek buys its water from Hammond W/D. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Hammond W/D Belton, SC
Annual water quality report
BGWC Town Creek 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.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask BGWC Town Creek for a copy.
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