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City of Camden

Serves Camden and East Camden, Kershaw County, SC · 18,193 people served

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

  • SC2810001
  • CAMDEN
  • SC
  • 18,193 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 29020
EPA system ID SC2810001

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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

  • City of Camden draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by South Carolina, October 2002.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 6,845 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 City of Camden go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (4 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 9
2000s 6 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2003, Resolved.

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2002 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2002 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2001 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1994 Resolved

Enforcement actions

South Carolina regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Camden between 1993 and 2002, filed as 4 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in October 2002.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 28, 2002 South Carolina Signed compliance agreement 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jul 30, 1993 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule

Where the water comes from

City of Camden draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

City of Camden 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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