Public water system record
Chickasaw Point
Serves Westminster, Chickasaw Point and South Union, Oconee County, SC · 823 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Chickasaw Point in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Chickasaw Point buys its water from Pioneer Rural Water Dist.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, August 2009.
- Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 158 unknown out of 473 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Chickasaw Point go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 1996, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Chickasaw Point in 2009. The most recent was an administrative penalty in August 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2009 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Aug 4, 2009 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Chickasaw Point buys its water from Pioneer Rural Water Dist. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Pioneer Rural Water Dist Westminster, SC
Annual water quality report
Chickasaw Point 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