Is Spartanburg Water System (sc4210001) Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-07-01 → 2020-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-07-01 → 2020-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-07-01 → 2020-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-07-01 → 2020-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1993-07-01 → 1993-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1993-07-01 → 1993-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1993-01-01 → 1993-03-31

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	10.255 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.1 µg/L	256/256	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	56.05 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 77 µg/L	256/256	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	21.0975 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 27.83 µg/L	256/256	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	68.075 µg/L 85% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 90.6 µg/L	256/256	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	44 µg/L 73% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 66.47 µg/L	256/256	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	21.2825 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 36.93 µg/L	256/256	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	192/256	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	163.65 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 551 µg/L	148/151	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	4.2565 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.72 µg/L	32/256	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	18/18	LCR	2025
Lead	32.6 µg/L 217% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 47 µg/L	13/151	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.79 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	12/256	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	752 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 770 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	160 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.285 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	2/256	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	34 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2012

92 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 TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: TUCK, KEN
Phone: 864-580-5642
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Spartanburg Water System (sc4210001)

Is Spartanburg Water System (sc4210001) tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 16 contaminants in Spartanburg Water System (sc4210001)'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 Spartanburg Water System (sc4210001)'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 Spartanburg Water System (sc4210001) serve?

Spartanburg Water System (sc4210001) reports serving 166,364 people in South Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Spartanburg Water System (sc4210001) had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 20 violations on file for Spartanburg Water System (sc4210001), of which 7 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.