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GAFFNEY BPW (SC1110001)

GAFFNEY, SC · ~24,290 people served

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34
Action needed
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

SC1110001

State

South Carolina

City

GAFFNEY

Population served

24,290

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

▼ 66 points — the score moved from 100 to 34 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 34

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Sep 2025). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

16 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 4.1×

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

13 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 3.3×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

5.3 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Near EPA limit

PFPeA

5.4 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHpA

5 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

4.8 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

3.4 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

16

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

6

Health-based

30

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Apr 2015. Official EPA record →

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Oct 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Jul 2008 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2005 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Oct 2003 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jul 2003 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Apr 2003 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Oct 1994 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Jul 1994 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jul 1993 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Apr 1993 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Chromium (total) began Jan 1993 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Cadmium began Jan 1993 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Apr 2015
  • State action · SFO Jan 2015
  • State action · SFM Jan 2015
  • State action · SIF Dec 2014
  • State action · SFN Dec 2014
  • State action · SFJ Nov 2014
  • State action · SIE Nov 2014
  • State action · SIA Nov 2014

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Manganese

3 stations · latest Nov 2025

0.0335 · max 0.12 mg/L · 22

Copper

1 station · latest Jul 2022

0.011 · max 0.011 mg/L · 1

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system SC1110001 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.