Public water system record
Isle of Palms W/S Comm
Serves Isle of Palms, Charleston County, SC · 9,530 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Isle of Palms W/S Comm 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
- Isle of Palms W/S Comm draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, August 2009.
- Record on file since 1984, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,653 unknown out of 5,038 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1984
EPA's records for Isle of Palms W/S Comm go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 0 |
| 1990s | 1 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Fluoride, began June 1994, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1988 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 28, 1984 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators and EPA took 3 formal enforcement actions against Isle of Palms W/S Comm between 1993 and 2009. The most recent was an administrative penalty in August 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2009 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Aug 27, 2009 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Jul 29, 1993 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Isle of Palms W/S Comm draws water from 1 well. It also buys water from Charleston Water System. It also has an emergency connection to Town of Sullivans Island. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Isle of Palms W/S Comm.
Buys water from
- Charleston Water System Charleston, SC
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Town of Sullivans Island Sullivans Island, SC
Annual water quality report
Isle of Palms W/S Comm 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