Is WEST COLUMBIA CITY OF (3210004) Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
South Carolina · PWSID SC3210004 · Surface water
Population served
34,028
Cities served
WEST COLUMBIA
State / jurisdiction
South Carolina (SC)
PWSID
SC3210004
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 0/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
27 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
HFPO-DAregulated
9.7
10 ppt
Within / n/a
MCL exceedance
PFOSregulated
7.9
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFOAregulated
6.1
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFPeA
5.9
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxA
5.3
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFBS
4.1
—
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 27 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 WEST COLUMBIA CITY OF (3210004)'s monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR WEST COLUMBIA CITY OF (3210004)
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
WHY THIS FOR WEST COLUMBIA CITY OF (3210004) · Chosen for WEST COLUMBIA CITY OF (3210004) because PFAS was detected at 9.7 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 27 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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