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Saluda Co W&S Authority

Serves Saluda, Saluda County, SC · 4,535 people served

Federal records show 8 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Saluda Co W&S Authority in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • SC4120001
  • RIDGE SPRING
  • SC
  • 4,535 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 29129
EPA system ID SC4120001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
8
Resolved
7
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
1
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Saluda Co W&S Authority draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2019.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, August 2021.
  • Record on file since 2014, with 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,617 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jun 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.097 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Nov 1, 2023 Resolved

Full record since 2014

EPA's records for Saluda Co W&S Authority go back to 2014. Before October 19, 2016 they list 16 health-based violations (16 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2010 to October 18, 2016 16 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 7 0
2020s 1 1

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

Show all 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 2016 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 2016 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2016 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2016 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 2016 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.095 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved

Enforcement actions

South Carolina regulators took 9 formal enforcement actions against Saluda Co W&S Authority between 2014 and 2021, filed as 10 records in EPA's data. The most recent was an administrative penalty in August 2021.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 19, 2021 South Carolina Administrative penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Aug 19, 2021 South Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jun 11, 2019 South Carolina Administrative penalty 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Aug 14, 2018 South Carolina Administrative penalty 6 violations (6 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Aug 14, 2018 South Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 7 violations (7 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Nov 21, 2016 South Carolina Administrative penalty 9 violations (9 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Nov 21, 2016 South Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 9 violations (9 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Oct 1, 2014 South Carolina Administrative penalty 8 violations (8 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Oct 1, 2014 South Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 8 violations (8 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

7 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water

Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through

Where the water comes from

Saluda Co W&S Authority draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Saluda CPW. 1 other community water system buys water from Saluda Co W&S Authority.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Saluda Co W&S Authority 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.

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