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Greenville Water

Serves an area of Greenville County, SC that includes Greenville, Mauldin, Taylors and 19 more places · 396,265 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Greenville Water in the last ten years.

  • SC2310001
  • GREENVILLE
  • SC
  • 396,265 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 29602
EPA system ID SC2310001

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

Key facts

  • Greenville Water draws water from 3 surface water intakes.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by South Carolina, February 1995.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 194,066 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.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Greenville Water go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (4 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 8 8
2000s 1 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began July 2005, Resolved.

Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1994 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1993 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1993 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1992 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1992 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1992 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 1992 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1992 Archived

Enforcement actions

South Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Greenville Water in 1995. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 1995.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 16, 1995 South Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform
Feb 15, 1995 South Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

Where the water comes from

Greenville Water draws water from 3 surface water intakes. 9 other community water systems and 18 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Greenville Water.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Greenville Water 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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