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Woodruff Roebuck W/D

Serves an area of Spartanburg County, SC that includes Woodruff, Roebuck, Enoree and 1 more place · 28,897 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Woodruff Roebuck W/D in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • SC4220007
  • WOODRUFF
  • SC
  • 28,897 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 29388
EPA system ID SC4220007

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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

  • Woodruff Roebuck W/D draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2019.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by South Carolina, January 2019.
  • Record on file since 1996, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 764 unknown out of 10,498 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 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

Full record since 1996

EPA's records for Woodruff Roebuck W/D go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2014, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1996 Resolved

Enforcement actions

South Carolina regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Woodruff Roebuck W/D between 2014 and 2019. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in January 2019.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 17, 2019 South Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jan 15, 2019 South Carolina Administrative penalty 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Apr 3, 2014 South Carolina Administrative penalty 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Apr 3, 2014 South Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

2 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Woodruff Roebuck W/D draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 1 other community water system and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Woodruff Roebuck W/D.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Woodruff Roebuck W/D 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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