Electric City Utilities (Sc0410012) water quality

Updated 2026-10-22 · South Carolina · Affiliate disclosure

We read 9 results from Electric City Utilities (Sc0410012)’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit or above a health goal.

Serves about 38,204 people · Water system ID SC0410012 · Read the district’s 2025 report (opens in a new tab)

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Results from the 2025 report

Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.

ContaminantResultHealth goalLegal limitWhat it means
Chlorineaverage · range 1.71 to 1.9 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 21.79 ppmNone set4 ppmBelow the legal limit
Copper90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 20.17 ppm0.3 ppm1.3 ppm (action level)Below the health goal
Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range 7.4 to 10.4 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 29 ppbNone set60 ppbBelow the legal limit
Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 10.3 to 10.9 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 211 ppbNone set80 ppbBelow the legal limit
Fluorideaverage · range ND to 0.72 · listed as a violation in the report · Treated water · 2025 report, page 20.46 ppm1 ppm4 ppmBelow the health goal
Lead90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 2Not detected0.2 ppb15 ppb (action level)Not detected
Nitrate (as N)highest measured · range 0.18 to 0.18 · listed as a violation in the report · Treated water · 2025 report, page 20.18 ppm10 ppm10 ppmBelow the health goal
Sulfateaverage · Treated water · 2025 report, page 28.9 ppm—250 ppm guidelineWithin the guideline
Sodiumaverage · Treated water · 2025 report, page 26.4 ppmNone setNoneNo health limit

Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper.

EPA testing for PFAS and lithium

EPA’s own nationwide testing (UCMR 5) found these in Electric City Utilities (Sc0410012)’s water between Dec 2023 and Oct 2024. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.

  • PFBS3.4 pptFound in 3 of 4 samples · highest resultNo federal limit in force for this one

Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data. The highest single result is shown; one high sample doesn’t mean every glass is that high.

What you can do

Nothing in this report is above a health goal or legal limit. If you’re bothered by taste, smell, hardness or spots, or your home has older pipes, the filter catalog and buyer questions can help you pick, and a test of your own tap shows what your plumbing adds.

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