Public water system record
City of Lancaster
Serves an area of Lancaster County, SC that includes Lancaster, Springdale, Irwin and 2 more places · 14,074 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Lancaster 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
- 1
Key facts
- City of Lancaster buys its water from Lancaster County W&SD.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, December 2012.
- Record on file since 1985, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,009 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 |
Full record since 1985
EPA's records for City of Lancaster go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (9 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 0 |
| 1990s | 5 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2015, Resolved.
Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1987 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1985 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators and EPA took 3 formal enforcement actions against City of Lancaster between 1993 and 2012. The most recent was an administrative penalty in December 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2012 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 10, 2012 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 30, 1993 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Lancaster buys its water from Lancaster County W&SD. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from City of Lancaster.
Buys water from
- Lancaster County W&SD Lancaster, SC
Annual water quality report
City of Lancaster 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