Public water system record
Draytonville Water Dist
Serves an area of Cherokee County, SC that includes Gaffney · 5,456 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Draytonville Water Dist in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Draytonville Water Dist buys its water from Gaffney BPW.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2019.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, April 2022.
- Record on file since 1998, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,482 unknown out of 2,334 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
Full record since 1998
EPA's records for Draytonville Water Dist go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Draytonville Water Dist between 2020 and 2022. The most recent was an administrative penalty in April 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2022 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Apr 28, 2022 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jan 27, 2020 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jan 27, 2020 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 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
Where the water comes from
Draytonville Water Dist buys its water from Gaffney BPW. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Gaffney BPW Gaffney, SC
Annual water quality report
Draytonville Water Dist 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