Public water system record
BGWC Hidden Lakes
Serves an area of York County, SC that includes York · 121 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for BGWC Hidden Lakes 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
- BGWC Hidden Lakes buys its water from City of York.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by South Carolina, July 2002.
- Record on file since 1994, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 16 unknown out of 46 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 1994
EPA's records for BGWC Hidden Lakes go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 47 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 40 |
| 2000s | 0 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 1997, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against BGWC Hidden Lakes between 1997 and 2002. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in July 2002.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2002 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 40 violations: Trichloroethylene, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, Benzene |
| Dec 6, 1997 | South Carolina | Signed compliance agreement | 4 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
BGWC Hidden Lakes buys its water from City of York. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- City of York York, SC
Annual water quality report
BGWC Hidden Lakes 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask BGWC Hidden Lakes for a copy.
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