Is Aiken City of (sc0210001) Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Aiken

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Addressed	2021-07-01
TT	Health-based	Addressed	2021-07-01
TT	Health-based	Addressed	2021-07-01
TT	Health-based	Addressed	2021-07-01
TT	Health-based	Addressed	2021-07-01
TT	Health-based	Addressed	2021-07-01
TT	Health-based	Addressed	2021-07-01
TT	Health-based	Addressed	2021-07-01
TT	Health-based	Addressed	2021-07-01
TT	Health-based	Addressed	2021-06-01

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
TTHM	106.345 µg/L 133% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 149.8 µg/L	160/212	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	15.82 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22.3 µg/L	155/212	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	93.139 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 130.8 µg/L	154/212	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	67.07 µg/L 112% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 110 µg/L	141/212	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.946 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5 µg/L	139/212	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	48.5825 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 70.4 µg/L	136/212	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	23.945 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 39.6 µg/L	131/212	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1400 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	74/74	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	478 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1600 µg/L	59/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	5.64 pCi/L 113% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 6.64 pCi/L	27/36	SYR4	2012–2018
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	11.9 pCi/L 79% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 15 pCi/L	21/36	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.00082 mg/L 5.5% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2023
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.56 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	18/212	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	808 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 840 µg/L	17/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	10.72 µg/L 71% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 13 µg/L	13/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Monobromoacetic Acid	3.014 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.08 µg/L	12/212	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	13.18 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 13.4 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2012–2013
Nitrate-Nitrite	1280 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1300 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2016

91 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PARROTT, THOMAS
Phone: 803-642-7629
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Aiken City of (sc0210001)

Is Aiken City of (sc0210001) tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Aiken City of (sc0210001)'s water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Aiken City of (sc0210001)'s water?

EPA monitoring detected TTHM, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Aiken City of (sc0210001) serve?

Aiken City of (sc0210001) reports serving 51,533 people in South Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Aiken City of (sc0210001) had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 87 violations on file for Aiken City of (sc0210001), of which 74 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 64 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.