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E. coli (Escherichia coli) violations in South Carolina

12 active public water systems in South Carolina had a E. coli (Escherichia coli) violation in the past three years, 12 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What E. coli (Escherichia coli) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Most E. coli strains cause diarrheal illness. Some strains (e.g., O157:H7) produce toxins causing severe bloody diarrhea, hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS — a form of kidney failure), and death — especially in children under 5 and the elderly. Even non-pathogenic strains in drinking water indicate that disease-causing organisms may also be present.

Systems with a E. coli (Escherichia coli) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Bucksport Water Company (sc2620003)
Conway · Horry County
17,123 2 0
Salem Town of (sc3710001)
Salem · Oconee County
6,444 1 1
Kingstree Town of (sc4510002)
Kingstree · Williamsburg County
6,009 3 1
Jenkinsville Water Company (sc2020001)
Jenkinsville · Fairfield County
2,550 4 3
Lake Wylie MHP (sc4660081)
York · York County
1,225 3 1
Glen at Clover LLC the (sc4660064)
Clover · York County
300 3 3
Blackstock Depot (sc1270915)
Blackstock · Chester County
150 1 1
Hidden Acres MHP (sc3260207)
West Columbia · Lexington County
74 4 3
Hideaway MHP (sc3260127)
Lexington · Lexington County
35 2 1
Bel Air MHP (sc4060009)
Hopkins · Richland County
34 4 2
Sam #8 (sc2670924)
Conway · Horry County
25 1 1
Wright Way Cdc Vance (sc3870116)
Vance · Orangeburg County
25 4 2
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved E. coli (Escherichia coli), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not E. coli (Escherichia coli) alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The South Carolina records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.