Public water system record
BGWC Indian Cove S/D
On record as serving Lexington County, SC · Serves 92 people
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for BGWC Indian Cove S/D 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
- 4
Key facts
- BGWC Indian Cove S/D buys its water from City of Columbia.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by South Carolina, July 2002.
- Record on file since 1999, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 18 unknown out of 31 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 22, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for BGWC Indian Cove S/D go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 12 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, began October 2010, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 18.7 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 47.8 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against BGWC Indian Cove S/D in 2002. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in July 2002.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2002 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 14 violations: 2,4-D, 2,4,5-TP, Nitrate, Dinoseb, Picloram |
Where the water comes from
BGWC Indian Cove S/D buys its water from City of Columbia. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- City of Columbia Columbia, SC
Annual water quality report
BGWC Indian Cove S/D 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask BGWC Indian Cove S/D for a copy.
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