Public water system record
GSW&Sa
Serves an area of Horry County, SC that includes Conway, Socastee, Carolina Forest and 6 more places · 252,840 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for GSW&Sa 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
- 0
Key facts
- GSW&Sa draws water from 6 wells, 1 surface water intake and 2 reservoirs.
- Record on file since 1985, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 47,216 unknown out of 121,861 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1985
EPA's records for GSW&Sa go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Fluoride, began July 1985, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 17, 1985 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
GSW&Sa draws water from 6 wells, 1 surface water intake and 2 reservoirs. 7 other community water systems and 14 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from GSW&Sa.
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Conway Conway, SC
- City of Loris Loris, SC
- City of N Myrtle Beach North Myrtle Beach, SC
- Conway Rural Conway, SC
- GCWSD Garden City Point Pawleys Island, SC
- Ocean Lakes Ltd Myrtle Beach, SC
- Town of Tabor City Tabor City, NC
Annual water quality report
GSW&Sa 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