Is Cheraw Town of (sc1310001) Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

104

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfhxa	0.0038 µg/L	3/4	2025
PFOS	0.0053 µg/L	3/4	2025
Pfpea	0.0043 µg/L	2/4	2025
Pfba	0.0054 µg/L	1/4	2025

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
Bromodichloromethane	17.312 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 20.64 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	73.496 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 94.12 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	32.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 47.14 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	92.25 µg/L 115% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 104.88 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	59.14 µg/L 99% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 67.7 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	25.2625 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 28.36 µg/L	56/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	94.45 µg/L 7.3% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 110 µg/L	54/60	SYR4	2012–2018
Monobromoacetic Acid	6.205 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.19 µg/L	51/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.06 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.37 µg/L	46/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0017 mg/L 11% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	27/27	LCR	2024
Lead	3.1 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 37 µg/L	21/60	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate	1100 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	657 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 660 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.642 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.69 µg/L	3/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	0.5445 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 0.5500 µg/L	2/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	50 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

85 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, TotalArsenicBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: TURNER, SHERRY
Phone: 843-537-8440
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Cheraw Town of (sc1310001)

Is Cheraw Town of (sc1310001) tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Cheraw Town of (sc1310001)'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 Cheraw Town of (sc1310001)'s water?

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

How many people does Cheraw Town of (sc1310001) serve?

Cheraw Town of (sc1310001) reports serving 6,325 people in South Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Cheraw Town of (sc1310001) had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 104 violations on file for Cheraw Town of (sc1310001), of which 70 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 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.