Public water system record
Town of Lexington
Serves an area of Lexington County, SC that includes Lexington · 24,284 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Town of Lexington 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
- Town of Lexington buys its water from Joint Municipal WSC and City of West Columbia.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, August 2013.
- Record on file since 1992, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 799 lead and 0 unknown out of 11,384 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 1992
EPA's records for Town of Lexington go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (8 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 22 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 18 |
| 2000s | 6 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2015, Resolved.
Show all 11 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
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1994 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of Lexington in 2013. The most recent was an administrative penalty in August 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2013 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 19, 2013 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Town of Lexington buys its water from Joint Municipal WSC and City of West Columbia. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system and 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Town of Lexington.
Buys water from
- Joint Municipal WSC Swansea, SC
- City of West Columbia West Columbia, SC
Community systems that buy water from it
- BGWC Westside Terrace Columbia, SC
Annual water quality report
Town of Lexington 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