Public water system record
Newberry Co W&Sa
Serves an area of Newberry County, SC that includes Newberry, Silverstreet, Little Mountain and 2 more places · 11,157 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Newberry Co W&Sa 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
- 2
Key facts
- Newberry Co W&Sa draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, November 2014.
- Record on file since 1982, with 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,132 unknown out of 4,948 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 13, 2014 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Newberry Co W&Sa go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 16 health-based violations (14 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 | 6 |
| 2000s | 6 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began April 2016, Resolved.
Show all 16 health-based violations 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 |
|
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, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.07 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1989 | Archived |
|
Benzene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1989 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators and EPA took 5 formal enforcement actions against Newberry Co W&Sa between 1993 and 2014. The most recent was an administrative penalty in November 2014.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2014 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 3 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Nov 4, 2014 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 6 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jan 19, 2010 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| Jan 19, 2010 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| Jul 29, 1993 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Newberry Co W&Sa draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from City of Newberry. 1 other community water system buys water from Newberry Co W&Sa.
Buys water from
- City of Newberry Silverstreet, SC
Community systems that buy water from it
- Town of Prosperity Prosperity, SC
Annual water quality report
Newberry Co W&Sa 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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