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GCWSD Waccamaw Neck

Serves Pawleys Island, Litchfield Beach, Murrells Inlet and 1 more place, Georgetown County, SC · 37,790 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for GCWSD Waccamaw Neck in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • SC2220010
  • PAWLEYS ISLAND
  • SC
  • 37,790 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 29585
EPA system ID SC2220010

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • GCWSD Waccamaw Neck draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2017.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, January 2018.
  • Record on file since 1985, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 16,576 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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved

Full record since 1985

EPA's records for GCWSD Waccamaw Neck go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 1
1990s 1 3
2000s 0 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 0
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 1992, Archived.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 1992 Archived

Enforcement actions

South Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against GCWSD Waccamaw Neck in 2018. The most recent was an administrative penalty in January 2018.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 22, 2018 South Carolina Administrative penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Jan 22, 2018 South Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

GCWSD Waccamaw Neck draws water from 1 surface water intake. 4 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from GCWSD Waccamaw Neck.

Annual water quality report

GCWSD Waccamaw Neck 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.

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Testing your own water

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