SPARTANBURG WATER SYSTEM (4210001)

SPARTANBURG, SC · ~166,364 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

SC4210001

State

South Carolina

City

SPARTANBURG

Population served

166,364

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

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

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

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

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

Treatment technique · Lead & Copper Rule health-based began Jan 2021 Resolved

Treatment technique · Lead & Copper Rule health-based began Jul 2020 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jul 1993 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jan 1993 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Chromium (total) began Jan 1993 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Antimony began Jan 1993 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Cadmium began Jan 1993 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Selenium began Jan 1993 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Barium began Jan 1993 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIA Feb 2022
State action · SO6 Feb 2022
State action · SOX Jun 2021
State action · SIF May 2021
State action · SIE Mar 2021
State action · SIA Mar 2021
State action · SOX Aug 2020
State action · SOX Oct 1994

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

9 stations · latest Apr 2026

0.041 · max 0.26 mg/L · 88

Copper

2 stations · latest Mar 2023

0.0965 · max 0.16 mg/L · 2

Lead

1 station · latest Jun 2021

0.00945 · max 0.016 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 SC4210001 — 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.