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Laurens County W&S Comm

Serves an area of Laurens County and Greenville County, SC that includes Laurens, Fountain Inn, Simpsonville and 1 more place · 44,866 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Laurens County W&S Comm in the last ten years.

  • SC3020001
  • LAURENS
  • SC
  • 44,866 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 29360
EPA system ID SC3020001

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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

  • Laurens County W&S Comm draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, September 2013.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 18,034 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 Laurens County W&S Comm go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (4 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 4 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began April 2013, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2003 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2003 Resolved

Enforcement actions

South Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Laurens County W&S Comm in 2013. The most recent was an administrative penalty in September 2013.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 27, 2013 South Carolina Administrative penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Sep 25, 2013 South Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

Where the water comes from

Laurens County W&S Comm draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Greenville Water.

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Annual water quality report

Laurens County W&S Comm 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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