Public water system record
BGWC I-20
Serves West Columbia and Oak Grove, Lexington County, SC · 6,637 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for BGWC I-20 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
- BGWC I-20 buys its water from City of West Columbia.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, September 2016.
- Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 1,510 unknown out of 2,682 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 1991
EPA's records for BGWC I-20 go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 9 |
| 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
South Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against BGWC I-20 in 2016. The most recent was an administrative penalty in September 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2016 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
Where the water comes from
BGWC I-20 buys its water from City of West Columbia. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- City of West Columbia West Columbia, SC
Annual water quality report
BGWC I-20 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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