Is Bgwc Washington Heights (sc4050013) Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Richland

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

461

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1995-04-01 → 1995-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1995-04-01 → 1995-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-01-01 → 2001-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-01-01 → 2001-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-01-01 → 2001-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-01-01 → 2001-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-01-01 → 2001-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-01-01 → 2001-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-01-01 → 2001-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-01-01 → 2001-12-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	1500 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1700 µg/L	42/44	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	5.64 pCi/L 113% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 5.88 pCi/L	24/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	6 pCi/L 40% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 6.8 pCi/L	17/22	SYR4	2012–2018
Copper	776 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 790 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2025
Dibromochloromethane	3.773 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.8 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2014–2019
TTHM	10.732 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 10.84 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromodichloromethane	2.535 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.55 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	3.75 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 4 µg/L	6/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.002 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.11 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	13.064 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 13.67 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Chloroform	2.6235 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.64 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	4.2015 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.38 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	1460 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1500 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012
Toluene	1.633 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 1.66 µg/L	3/19	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	53.95 µg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 54 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2014–2017
Bromoform	1.845 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.85 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Fluoride	199 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 200 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2014–2017
Gross Beta Particle Activity	4.5115 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.59 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2018–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.6175 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.64 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	7.652 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.72 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2014–2019

58 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BLUE GRANITE WATER COMPANY
Phone: 864-483-4268
Email: ADAM.ROBINSON@NEXUSWG.COM

Frequently asked questions about Bgwc Washington Heights (sc4050013)

Is Bgwc Washington Heights (sc4050013) tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Bgwc Washington Heights (sc4050013)'s water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Bgwc Washington Heights (sc4050013)'s water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Combined Radium (-226 And -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U, Copper, Lead, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Bgwc Washington Heights (sc4050013) serve?

Bgwc Washington Heights (sc4050013) reports serving 190 people in South Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Bgwc Washington Heights (sc4050013) had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 461 violations on file for Bgwc Washington Heights (sc4050013), of which 2 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.