Public water system record
City of Westminster
Serves an area of Oconee County, SC that includes Westminster · 8,085 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Westminster 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
- City of Westminster draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, December 2014.
- Record on file since 1992, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,076 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Active |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for City of Westminster go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 74 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 14 |
| 2000s | 0 | 60 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2014, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1999 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Westminster in 2014. The most recent was an administrative penalty in December 2014.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2014 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Dec 16, 2014 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
City of Westminster draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from City of Walhalla. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Westminster.
Buys water from
- City of Walhalla Walhalla, SC
Community systems that buy water from it
- Foxwood Hills Des Peres, MO
Annual water quality report
City of Westminster 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