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York County East WD

Serves an area of York County, SC that includes York, Fort Mill and Baxter Village · 30,225 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for York County East WD in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • SC4620002
  • YORK
  • SC
  • 30,225 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 29745
EPA system ID SC4620002

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • York County East WD buys its water from City of Rock Hill and Town of Fort Mill.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by South Carolina, November 2023.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,152 unknown out of 16,749 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 REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
 110 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved Yes

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Nov 1, 2025 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Nov 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Nov 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Aug 1, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for York County East WD go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 6
2000s 0 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 7 3
2020s 2 6

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2015, Resolved.

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
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 0.095 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.104 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.101 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.096 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved

Enforcement actions

South Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against York County East WD and issued 1 boil water order between 2014 and 2023. The most recent was a boil water order in November 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 8, 2023 South Carolina Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule
Jul 24, 2014 South Carolina Administrative penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jul 24, 2014 South Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 7 violations (7 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

Where the water comes from

York County East WD buys its water from City of Rock Hill and Town of Fort Mill. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 2 other community water systems and 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from York County East WD. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to York County East WD.

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Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

York County East WD 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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