Public water system record
BGWC Washington Heights
Serves an area of Richland County, SC that includes Columbia and Blythewood · 190 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for BGWC Washington Heights 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
- BGWC Washington Heights draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by South Carolina, July 2002.
- Record on file since 1995, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 98 unknown out of 98 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 1995
EPA's records for BGWC Washington Heights go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 115 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 113 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, began April 1995, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1995 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against BGWC Washington Heights in 2002. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in July 2002.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2002 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 114 violations: Tetrachloroethylene, Trichloroethylene, ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE, Antimony, Total, Barium |
Where the water comes from
BGWC Washington Heights draws water from 2 wells. It also buys water from City of Columbia.
Buys water from
- City of Columbia Columbia, SC
Annual water quality report
BGWC Washington Heights 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 BGWC Washington Heights 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