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Town of Hemingway

Serves an area of Williamsburg County, SC that includes Hemingway · 3,191 people served

Federal records show 6 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Hemingway in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • SC4510004
  • HEMINGWAY
  • SC
  • 3,191 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 29554
EPA system ID SC4510004

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
6
Resolved
6
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Town of Hemingway draws water from 3 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2021.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, July 2019.
  • Record on file since 1984, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 569 unknown out of 2,069 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 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2022 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 Jul 1, 2021 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, 2021 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 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No

Full record since 1984

EPA's records for Town of Hemingway go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (4 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 1 0
2000s 0 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 0
2020s 4 0

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

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.104 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 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)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.096 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 8, 1984 Archived

Enforcement actions

South Carolina regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Town of Hemingway between 2015 and 2019. The most recent was an administrative penalty in July 2019.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 2, 2019 South Carolina Administrative penalty 6 violations (6 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jul 2, 2019 South Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 6 violations (6 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Sep 4, 2015 South Carolina Administrative penalty 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Sep 4, 2015 South Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

6 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Town of Hemingway draws water from 3 wells.

Annual water quality report

Town of Hemingway 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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