Public water system record
Silver Springs W/D
Serves an area of Orangeburg County, SC that includes Livingston and Neeses · 2,660 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Silver Springs W/D 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
- Silver Springs W/D draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, October 2010.
- Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 831 unknown out of 1,090 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 26, 2017 | Active |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Silver Springs W/D go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 23 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 22 |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began April 2004, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Silver Springs W/D in 2010. The most recent was an administrative penalty in October 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2010 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Oct 25, 2010 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
Where the water comes from
Silver Springs W/D draws water from 2 wells. It also buys water from Orangeburg Dpu. 1 other community water system buys water from Silver Springs W/D.
Buys water from
- Orangeburg Dpu Orangeburg, SC
Community systems that buy water from it
- Town of Salley Salley, SC
Annual water quality report
Silver Springs W/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.
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