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Town of Ridge Spring

Serves Ridge Spring, Saluda County, SC · 1,575 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Town of Ridge Spring in the last ten years.

  • SC4110002
  • RIDGE SPRING
  • SC
  • 1,575 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 29129
EPA system ID SC4110002

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

Key facts

  • Town of Ridge Spring draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, January 2015.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 626 unknown out of 728 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Town of Ridge Spring go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 3
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2015, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.101 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.102 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved

Enforcement actions

South Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of Ridge Spring in 2015. The most recent was an administrative penalty in January 2015.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 7, 2015 South Carolina Administrative penalty 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jan 7, 2015 South Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

Town of Ridge Spring draws water from 1 well. It also buys water from Batesburg Leesville DPW and Saluda Co W&S Authority. 1 other community water system buys water from Town of Ridge Spring.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Town of Ridge Spring 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

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.

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