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City of Clemson

Serves Clemson and Clemson University, Pickens County, SC · 17,896 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Clemson in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • SC3910004
  • CLEMSON
  • SC
  • 17,896 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 29631
EPA system ID SC3910004

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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 Clemson buys its water from Anderson Regional Joint WS.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 7,204 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
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Active

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for City of Clemson go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 1991, Archived.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 1991 Archived

Where the water comes from

City of Clemson buys its water from Anderson Regional Joint WS. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 3 other community water systems and 3 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from City of Clemson.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

City of Clemson 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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Testing your own water

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