Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violations in South Carolina
70 active public water systems in South Carolina had a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation in the past three years, 69 of them still unresolved. What Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is and why it matters.
Health effects: Lead: no safe level for children. Causes irreversible neurological damage, impaired cognitive development, behavioral problems, and reduced IQ in children under 6. In adults: hypertension, cardiovascular disease, kidney damage. Copper: acute gastrointestinal distress at high levels; liver/kidney damage at very high chronic levels.
Systems with a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation
Unresolved first, then largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hammond W/d (sc0420007) Belton · Anderson County |
21,193 | 1 | 1 | |
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Clemson City of (sc3910004) Clemson · Pickens County |
17,896 | 1 | 1 | |
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West Anderson W/d (0420006) West Anderson · Anderson County |
17,430 | 4 | 1 | |
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Walhalla City of (sc3710004) Walhalla · Oconee County |
16,010 | 2 | 1 | |
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Chester Metropolitan District (1220002) Fort Lawn · Chester County |
15,668 | 1 | 1 | |
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Lancaster City of (sc2910001) Lancaster · Lancaster County |
14,074 | 1 | 1 | |
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High Hills Dalzell · Sumter County |
12,545 | 4 | 2 | |
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Tega Cay City of (sc4610008) Tega Cay · York County |
10,500 | 1 | 1 | |
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Westminster City of (sc3710003) Westminster · Oconee County |
9,588 | 2 | 2 | |
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Homeland Park W/d (sc0420001) Anderson · Anderson County |
7,328 | 2 | 1 | |
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Pendleton Town of (sc0410006) Pendleton · Anderson County |
5,597 | 1 | 1 | |
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Marlboro Water CO (sc3420001) Bennettsville · Marlboro County |
5,360 | 1 | 1 | |
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Donalds-Due West W&sa (sc0120001) Abbeville County |
5,200 | 1 | 1 | |
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Honea Path Town of (sc0410003) Honea Path · Anderson County |
4,386 | 1 | 1 | |
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Loris City of (sc2610010) Loris · Horry County |
4,350 | 4 | 2 | |
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Liberty City of (sc3910003) Liberty · Pickens County |
3,594 | 1 | 1 | |
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Central Town of (sc3910005) Central · Pickens County |
3,495 | 2 | 1 | |
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Ware Shoals Town of (sc2410003) Ware Shoals · Greenwood County |
3,174 | 1 | 1 | |
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Jenkinsville Water Company (sc2020001) Jenkinsville · Fairfield County |
2,550 | 4 | 3 | |
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Calhoun Falls Town of (sc0110002) Calhoun Falls · Abbeville County |
2,473 | 3 | 2 | |
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Fairfax Town of (sc0310004) Allendale County |
1,962 | 4 | 3 | |
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Mitford Water District (sc2020005) Mitford · Fairfield County |
1,878 | 1 | 1 | |
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Rolling Meadows MHP (3260027) West Columbia · Lexington County |
1,056 | 2 | 2 | |
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Ridgeway Town of (sc2010002) Ridgeway · Fairfield County |
950 | 1 | 1 | |
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Harleyville Town of (sc1810002) Harleyville · Dorchester County |
946 | 2 | 2 | |
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Norway Town of (3810008) Norway · Orangeburg County |
843 | 1 | 1 | |
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Eastover Town of (sc4010002) Eastover · Richland County |
700 | 2 | 2 | |
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McGregor Downs MHP (sc3260059) West Columbia · Lexington County |
626 | 3 | 2 | |
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Clover Sch Dist Bethany School (4670101) York County |
450 | 1 | 1 | |
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Patrick Henry Academy (sc2570102) Hampton County |
368 | 1 | 0 | |
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Adnah Hills MHP (sc4660115) Rock Hill · York County |
340 | 3 | 2 | |
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Diamond Hill School (sc0170105) Abbeville County |
335 | 1 | 1 | |
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Glen at Clover LLC the (sc4660064) Clover · York County |
300 | 3 | 3 | |
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Timber Lake I (sc3750006) Westminster · Oconee County |
283 | 1 | 1 | |
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Lcca Head Start (sc1570115) Colleton County |
265 | 2 | 1 | |
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ST James School (sc1070143) Charleston County |
240 | 1 | 1 | |
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Basin Rock MHP (sc3260164) Lexington · Lexington County |
190 | 2 | 2 | |
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Burbage MHP (sc1060063) Ravenel · Charleston County |
171 | 3 | 2 | |
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Pine Grove Church Cdc (sc4679015) York County |
130 | 1 | 1 | |
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Silver Lake MHP (sc3260022) West Columbia · Lexington County |
122 | 2 | 2 | |
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Willwood S/d (4650004) Rock Hill · York County |
122 | 1 | 1 | |
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N Chester Headstart (sc1270108) Chester County |
110 | 2 | 1 | |
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Hermitage MHP (sc3260189) Lexington · Lexington County |
100 | 3 | 2 | |
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Pine Ridge MHP (sc3260157) Lexington County |
100 | 2 | 1 | |
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Fishing Creek Poa (sc1550002) Edisto Beach · Colleton County |
98 | 3 | 1 | |
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Timber Lake II (sc3750007) Westminster · Oconee County |
93 | 1 | 1 | |
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Catawba Baptist Cdc (sc4670118) Rock Hill · York County |
90 | 1 | 1 | |
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Halter Acres MHP (sc3260090) Gaston · Lexington County |
90 | 2 | 1 | |
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Richland Estates MHC (sc4060038) Hopkins · Richland County |
90 | 5 | 1 | |
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Hidden Acres MHP (sc3260207) West Columbia · Lexington County |
74 | 4 | 3 |
About this data
A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) 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. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.