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Town of Whitmire

Serves Whitmire, Newberry County, SC · 2,256 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Whitmire in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • SC3610004
  • WHITMIRE
  • SC
  • 2,256 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 29178
EPA system ID SC3610004

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Town of Whitmire draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2025.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by South Carolina, August 2007.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,219 unknown out of 1,318 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Town of Whitmire go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (3 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 8
2000s 4 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 0
2020s 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began April 2010, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
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, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.072 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2006 Archived
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2004 Archived

Enforcement actions

South Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of Whitmire in 2007. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in August 2007.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 28, 2007 South Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Aug 28, 2007 South Carolina Signed compliance agreement 3 violations (3 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

1 incident

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Town of Whitmire draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Town of Whitmire 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.

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Testing your own water

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