Public water system record
DCWS Ashley Phosphate
Serves North Charleston and Ladson, Dorchester County and Charleston County, SC · 26,536 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for DCWS Ashley Phosphate 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
- DCWS Ashley Phosphate buys its water from Charleston Water System.
- Record on file since 1999, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 9,575 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for DCWS Ashley Phosphate go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Where the water comes from
DCWS Ashley Phosphate buys its water from Charleston Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from DCWS Ashley Phosphate.
Buys water from
- Charleston Water System Charleston, SC
Annual water quality report
DCWS Ashley Phosphate 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