Public water system record
Town of Andrews
Serves Andrews, Georgetown County, SC · 3,450 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Andrews in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- Town of Andrews draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by South Carolina, November 2010.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 14 unknown out of 1,603 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Active |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Town of Andrews go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 1999, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1999 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of Andrews in 2010. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in November 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2010 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Nov 1, 2010 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
Where the water comes from
Town of Andrews draws water from 3 wells. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Town of Andrews.
Annual water quality report
Town of Andrews 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