Public water system record
City of Lake City
Serves Lake City, Florence County, SC · 9,191 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Lake City 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
- City of Lake City draws water from 6 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, February 1994.
- Record on file since 1992, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 291 lead and 3,113 unknown out of 3,895 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 1992
EPA's records for City of Lake City go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Lake City in 1994. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 1994.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 1994 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Lake City draws water from 6 wells. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from City of Lake City.
Annual water quality report
City of Lake City 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