Is CHARLESTON WATER SYSTEM (SC1010001) Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
South Carolina · PWSID SC1010001 · Surface water
Population served
327,422
Cities served
CHARLESTON
State / jurisdiction
South Carolina (SC)
PWSID
SC1010001
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 0/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
22 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS above EPA MCL (UCMR5 regulated compounds)
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CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
PFOSregulated
6.5
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFPeA
4.7
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOAregulated
4.4
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFHxA
4.3
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFBS
3.8
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 22 violation-related records with this system in the same reporting quarter as the utility snapshot used on WaterCheckup. This is not a complete historical docket — see ECHO and SDWIS for full compliance context.
Based on CHARLESTON WATER SYSTEM (SC1010001)'s monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR CHARLESTON WATER SYSTEM (SC1010001)
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
WHY THIS FOR CHARLESTON WATER SYSTEM (SC1010001) · Chosen for CHARLESTON WATER SYSTEM (SC1010001) because PFAS was detected at 6.5 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 22 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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