Public water system record
Browns Ferry Water Co
Serves Dunbar, Georgetown County, SC · 2,550 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Browns Ferry Water Co 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
- 1
Key facts
- Browns Ferry Water Co draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by South Carolina, April 2006.
- Record on file since 1996, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,350 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Active |
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for Browns Ferry Water Co go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 5 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began November 2006, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Browns Ferry Water Co between 2004 and 2006. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in April 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2006 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 7 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform, Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jun 16, 2004 | South Carolina | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Browns Ferry Water Co draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Browns Ferry Water Co 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