Public water system record
Town of Williams
Serves Williams, Colleton County, SC · 103 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Williams in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Revised Total Coliform Rule violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Town of Williams draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, December 2024.
- Record on file since 1992, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 57 unknown out of 62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Aug 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Dec 1, 2017 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Town of Williams go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 5 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2015, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators took 9 formal enforcement actions against Town of Williams and issued 3 boil water orders between 2005 and 2024, filed as 13 records in EPA's data. The most recent was an administrative penalty in December 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2024 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Dec 3, 2024 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Sep 24, 2024 | South Carolina | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Nov 8, 2018 | South Carolina | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Feb 8, 2018 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Feb 8, 2018 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Dec 21, 2017 | South Carolina | Boil water order | 2 violations |
| Oct 29, 2015 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 29, 2015 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 3, 2015 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 3, 2015 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 4, 2005 | South Carolina | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
3 incidentsThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Town of Williams draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Town of Williams 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 Town of Williams 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