Public water system record
City of Myrtle Beach
Serves Myrtle Beach, Horry County, SC · 49,375 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Myrtle Beach 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
- 3
Key facts
- City of Myrtle Beach buys its water from GSW&Sa-Myrtle Beach.
- Record on file since 1987, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 10,784 unknown out of 25,148 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1987
EPA's records for City of Myrtle Beach go back to 1987. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 1 | 11 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began July 1995, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 8, 1987 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
City of Myrtle Beach buys its water from GSW&Sa-Myrtle Beach. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 7 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from City of Myrtle Beach.
Buys water from
- GSW&Sa-Myrtle Beach Conway, SC
Annual water quality report
City of Myrtle Beach 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.
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