Public water system record
Darlington County W&Sa
Serves an area of Darlington County, SC that includes Darlington, North Hartsville, Dovesville and 3 more places · 52,288 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Darlington County W&Sa 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
- Darlington County W&Sa draws water from 11 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, June 2010.
- Record on file since 2009, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 15,285 unknown out of 19,578 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 2009
EPA's records for Darlington County W&Sa go back to 2009. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began April 2010, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.15 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.1 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Darlington County W&Sa in 2010. The most recent was an administrative penalty in June 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2010 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Jun 8, 2010 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations (3 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
Darlington County W&Sa draws water from 11 wells. 2 other community water systems buy water from Darlington County W&Sa.
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Florence Florence, SC
- Town of Lamar Lamar, SC
Annual water quality report
Darlington County W&Sa 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