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Spartanburg Water System

Serves an area of Spartanburg County, SC that includes Spartanburg, Pacolet, Boiling Springs and 19 more places · 166,364 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Spartanburg Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.

  • SC4210001
  • SPARTANBURG
  • SC
  • 166,364 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 29304
EPA system ID SC4210001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Spartanburg Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 68,276 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
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved No
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved No

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Spartanburg Water System go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 8
2020s 2 0

What the violations mean

Lead and Copper Rule

2 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Spartanburg Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake. 6 other community water systems and 10 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Spartanburg Water System.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Spartanburg Water System 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.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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