Public water system record
High Hills Rural Water Co Inc
Serves Dalzell and Stateburg, Sumter County, SC · 12,545 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for High Hills Rural Water Co Inc in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 9
Key facts
- High Hills Rural Water Co Inc draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, November 2010.
- Record on file since 1992, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,858 unknown out of 5,292 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2025 | Active |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 13, 2025 | Resolved |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 7, 2023 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2022 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for High Hills Rural Water Co Inc go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 9 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2006, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1998 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against High Hills Rural Water Co Inc in 2010. The most recent was an administrative penalty in November 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2010 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Nov 15, 2010 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
Where the water comes from
High Hills Rural Water Co Inc draws water from 5 wells. It also buys water from City of Sumter.
Buys water from
- City of Sumter Sumter, SC
Annual water quality report
High Hills Rural Water Co Inc 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
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