Public water system record
City of Loris
Serves Loris, Horry County, SC · 4,350 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Loris 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
- 2
Key facts
- City of Loris buys its water from GSW&Sa.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, November 2010.
- Record on file since 1989, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,308 unknown out of 1,754 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
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Active |
Full record since 1989
EPA's records for City of Loris go back to 1989. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Loris in 2010. The most recent was an administrative penalty in November 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2010 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Nov 1, 2010 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Loris buys its water from GSW&Sa. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from City of Loris.
Buys water from
- GSW&Sa Conway, SC
Annual water quality report
City of Loris 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