Public water system record
Town of Blackville
Serves Blackville, Barnwell County, SC · 1,934 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Blackville 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
- 2
Key facts
- Town of Blackville draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, December 2012.
- Record on file since 2000, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 795 unknown out of 915 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 2000
EPA's records for Town of Blackville go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of Blackville in 2012. The most recent was an administrative penalty in December 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2012 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 4 violations: Chlorine |
| Dec 10, 2012 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 4 violations: Chlorine |
Where the water comes from
Town of Blackville draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Town of Blackville 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