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Town of Bowman

Serves Bowman, Orangeburg County, SC · 1,274 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Town of Bowman in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • SC3810004
  • BOWMAN
  • SC
  • 1,274 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 29018
EPA system ID SC3810004

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

Key facts

  • Town of Bowman buys its water from Orangeburg County.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, November 2010.
  • Record on file since 2005, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 310 unknown out of 550 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Jul 2, 2025 Active

Full record since 2005

EPA's records for Town of Bowman go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 1 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 3
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began August 2015, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 2015 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved

Enforcement actions

South Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of Bowman in 2010. The most recent was an administrative penalty in November 2010.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 15, 2010 South Carolina Administrative penalty 2 violations: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Nov 15, 2010 South Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Where the water comes from

Town of Bowman buys its water from Orangeburg County. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Town of Bowman 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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