Public water system record
City of York
Serves an area of York County, SC that includes York · 11,137 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of York in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- City of York buys its water from York County West WD.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, April 2015.
- Record on file since 1992, with 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,393 unknown out of 4,446 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for City of York go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 18 health-based violations (15 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 9 |
| 2000s | 11 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 7 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2016, Resolved.
Show all 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | 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, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Archived |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against City of York between 2008 and 2015. The most recent was an administrative penalty in April 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2015 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Apr 27, 2015 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 6 violations (6 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jul 10, 2012 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jul 10, 2012 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jul 16, 2008 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), CARBON, TOTAL |
Where the water comes from
City of York buys its water from York County West WD. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system and 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from City of York.
Buys water from
- York County West WD York, SC
Community systems that buy water from it
- BGWC Hidden Lakes Columbia, SC
Annual water quality report
City of York 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