Public water system record
Keowee Bay S/D
On record as serving Salem, Oconee County, SC · Serves 115 people
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Keowee Bay S/D 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
- Keowee Bay S/D draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by South Carolina, January 2005.
- Record on file since 1996, with 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 75 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 1996
EPA's records for Keowee Bay S/D go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 16 health-based violations (15 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 11 |
| 2000s | 15 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Uranium, began October 2007, Resolved.
Show all 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 67.9 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (2.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 93.6 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (3.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 94.6 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (3.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 86.8 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (2.9 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1999 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Keowee Bay S/D between 1997 and 2005, filed as 4 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in January 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2005 | South Carolina | Signed compliance agreement | 15 violations (15 health-based): Combined Uranium, Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Mar 29, 2000 | South Carolina | Signed compliance agreement | 3 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 11, 1997 | South Carolina | Signed compliance agreement | 5 violations: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Keowee Bay S/D draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Keowee Bay S/D 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Keowee Bay S/D for a copy.
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