Public water system record
York County West WD
Serves an area of York County, SC that includes York, Lake Wylie, McConnells and 4 more places · 18,273 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for York County West WD in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- York County West WD buys its water from City of Rock Hill.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, February 2014.
- Record on file since 1994, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,746 unknown out of 8,627 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
May 14, 2025 | Resolved |
|
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 1994
EPA's records for York County West WD go back to 1994. 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 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020s | 1 | 4 |
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 0.103 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2013 | 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, 2013 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against York County West WD in 2014. The most recent was an administrative penalty in February 2014.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2014 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Feb 5, 2014 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe 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.
Where the water comes from
York County West WD buys its water from City of Rock Hill. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from York County West WD.
Buys water from
- City of Rock Hill Rock Hill, SC
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of York York, SC
Annual water quality report
York County West 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.
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