Public water system record
Gaffney BPW
Serves an area of Cherokee County, SC that includes Gaffney and East Gaffney · 24,290 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Gaffney BPW 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
- Gaffney BPW draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, January 2015.
- Record on file since 1991, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 512 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.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Gaffney BPW go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (6 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 8 |
| 2000s | 3 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2014, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Gaffney BPW between 2004 and 2015. The most recent was an administrative penalty in January 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2015 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jan 5, 2015 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jan 14, 2004 | South Carolina | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
Where the water comes from
Gaffney BPW draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 5 other community water systems buy water from Gaffney BPW.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Draytonville Water Dist Gaffney, SC
- Goucher WD Pacolet, SC
- Grassy Pond Water Co Inc Gaffney, SC
- Grassy Pond Water Corporation Gaffney, SC
- Town of Blacksburg Blacksburg, SC
Annual water quality report
Gaffney BPW 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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