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GCWSD WACCAMAW NECK (SC2220010)

63
Fair
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

SC2220010

State

South Carolina

City

PAWLEYS ISLAND

Population served

37,790

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

▼ 37 points — the score moved from 100 to 63 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 63

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 Aug 2025). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

6.3 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.6×

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

5.1 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.3×

PFBA

6.8 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

4.7 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHpA

4 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

4 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

4

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

1

Health-based

16

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Dec 2022. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jul 2022 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jul 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Apr 2002 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Mar 2002 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SO6 Dec 2022
  • State action · SOX Nov 2022
  • State action · SOX Mar 2018
  • State action · SFO Jan 2018
  • State action · SFM Jan 2018
  • State action · SIE Dec 2017
  • State action · SFN Dec 2017
  • State action · SFJ Nov 2017

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

1 station · latest Oct 2020

0.0225 · max 0.032 mg/L · 2

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 SC2220010 — 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.