Public water system record
City of West Columbia
Serves West Columbia and Oak Grove, Lexington County, SC · 34,028 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of West Columbia 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
- City of West Columbia draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, September 1993.
- Record on file since 1992, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 6,636 unknown out of 6,813 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 City of West Columbia go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 13 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began April 2016, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against City of West Columbia in 1993. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 1993.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 1993 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of West Columbia draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 8 other community water systems and 3 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from City of West Columbia.
Community systems that buy water from it
- BGWC I-20 Columbia, SC
- BGWC Idlewood Columbia, SC
- BGWC Indian Pines Columbia, SC
- BGWC Parkwood S/D Columbia, SC
- BGWC Peachtree Acres Columbia, SC
- BGWC Vanarsdale S/D Columbia, SC
- Joint Municipal WSC Swansea, SC
- Town of Lexington Lexington, SC
Annual water quality report
City of West Columbia 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