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Jenkinsville Water Company

Serves an area of Fairfield County, SC that includes Jenkinsville · 2,550 people served

Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Jenkinsville Water Company in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • SC2020001
  • JENKINSVILLE
  • SC
  • 2,550 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 29065
EPA system ID SC2020001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
5
Resolved
5
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
9

Key facts

  • Jenkinsville Water Company draws water from 6 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, 23 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.5 times the limit), 2019.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, July 2025.
  • Record on file since 1997, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,008 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 17 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
 340 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 20 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
 340 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 23 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.5 times the limit)
 340 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 23 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.5 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Oct 11, 2025 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Active
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Apr 1, 2025 Active
Enforcement action in place
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Feb 8, 2025 Active
Enforcement action in place
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 3, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 1, 2018 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 16, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1997

EPA's records for Jenkinsville Water Company go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 8 5
October 19, 2016 to 2019 4 2
2020s 1 7

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2014, Resolved.

Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2014 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 19 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.5 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 23.7 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 33.4 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved

Enforcement actions

South Carolina regulators took 11 formal enforcement actions against Jenkinsville Water Company between 2010 and 2025. The most recent was an administrative penalty in July 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 28, 2025 South Carolina Administrative penalty 2 violations: E. coli, Revised Total Coliform Rule
Jul 28, 2025 South Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: E. coli, Revised Total Coliform Rule
Nov 25, 2019 South Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Sep 25, 2014 South Carolina Administrative penalty 2 violations (2 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Sep 25, 2014 South Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 4 violations (4 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Oct 17, 2012 South Carolina Administrative penalty 3 violations (1 health-based): Groundwater Rule, Total Coliform, Public Notice
Aug 24, 2012 South Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 3 violations (1 health-based): Groundwater Rule, Total Coliform, Public Notice
Nov 22, 2010 South Carolina Administrative penalty 2 violations: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Nov 22, 2010 South Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Jul 27, 2010 South Carolina Administrative penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Uranium
Jul 27, 2010 South Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Uranium

What the violations mean

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

4 incidents

Test results for Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Jenkinsville Water Company draws water from 6 wells.

Annual water quality report

Jenkinsville Water Company 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.

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