Public water system record
Town of McColl
Serves McColl, Marlboro County, SC · 2,445 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of McColl in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Town of McColl draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, August 2011.
- Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 512 unknown out of 512 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Active |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Town of McColl go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2015, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.4 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.1 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Town of McColl between 2010 and 2011. The most recent was an administrative penalty in August 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2011 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Aug 25, 2011 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Nov 1, 2010 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Nov 1, 2010 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
Where the water comes from
Town of McColl draws water from 3 wells. It also buys water from Marlboro Water Co.
Buys water from
- Marlboro Water Co Bennettsville, SC
Annual water quality report
Town of McColl 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