Public water system record
City of Newberry
Serves Newberry and Helena, Newberry County, SC · 9,947 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Newberry 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 Newberry draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, February 2016.
- Record on file since 1987, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,593 unknown out of 5,117 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 1987
EPA's records for City of Newberry go back to 1987. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (2 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began January 2016, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1987 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators and EPA took 3 formal enforcement actions against City of Newberry between 1993 and 2016. The most recent was an administrative penalty in February 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2016 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Feb 23, 2016 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jul 29, 1993 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Newberry draws water from 1 surface water intake. 2 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from City of Newberry.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Newberry Co W&Sa Newberry, SC
- Saluda CPW Saluda, SC
Annual water quality report
City of Newberry 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