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What is in the water at 29138
3 public water systems serve this ZIP code in the federal records. Everything below comes from EPA monitoring data, and everything missing is named.
NEWBERRY CITY OF (3610001)
PWSID SC3610001 · SC · serves 9,573 people · service area inferred by a model, not supplied by the state
PFAS and lithium
7 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 22 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOS | 0.011 µg/L | 4 | 9/20/2023 |
| HFPO-DA | 0.01 µg/L | 4 | 9/20/2023 |
| PFBA | 0.0065 µg/L | 1 | 3/21/2023 |
| PFPeA | 0.0064 µg/L | 4 | 9/20/2023 |
| PFOA | 0.0063 µg/L | 3 | 9/20/2023 |
| PFHxA | 0.0059 µg/L | 4 | 9/20/2023 |
| PFBS | 0.0041 µg/L | 2 | 8/16/2023 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
No hardness measurement. Hardness is measured at environmental monitoring stations, and none fell inside this system’s service area. That is a gap in where monitoring happens, not a finding about the water.
SALUDA CPW (4110001)
PWSID SC4110001 · SC
PFAS and lithium
6 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 19 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| HFPO-DA | 0.043 µg/L | 3 | 6/10/2025 |
| PFOS | 0.0099 µg/L | 4 | 6/10/2025 |
| PFPeA | 0.0079 µg/L | 2 | 12/9/2025 |
| PFOA | 0.0065 µg/L | 4 | 6/10/2025 |
| PFHxA | 0.0062 µg/L | 3 | 6/10/2025 |
| PFBS | 0.0042 µg/L | 3 | 6/10/2025 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
No hardness measurement. Hardness is measured at environmental monitoring stations, and none fell inside this system’s service area. That is a gap in where monitoring happens, not a finding about the water.
SALUDA CO W&S AUTHORITY (4120001)
PWSID SC4120001 · SC
PFAS and lithium
6 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 21 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOS | 0.0097 µg/L | 4 | 9/18/2023 |
| HFPO-DA | 0.008 µg/L | 4 | 9/18/2023 |
| PFPeA | 0.0055 µg/L | 4 | 9/18/2023 |
| PFOA | 0.0052 µg/L | 3 | 9/18/2023 |
| PFHxA | 0.005 µg/L | 4 | 9/18/2023 |
| PFBS | 0.005 µg/L | 2 | 6/20/2023 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
1 open health-based violation(s) recorded in SDWIS and not yet returned to compliance.
- TT · contaminant code 0300 · began 2021-06-01
Hardness
No hardness measurement. Hardness is measured at environmental monitoring stations, and none fell inside this system’s service area. That is a gap in where monitoring happens, not a finding about the water.
What this report cannot tell you
Every figure describes water at a sampling point: a treatment plant, an entry point to the distribution system, or a monitoring station. None of it describes water arriving at your tap. Plumbing between the two can add lead and copper, and if your home was built before 1986 a test kit tells you something no federal dataset can.
Sources: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence (final release, frozen July 2026) · EPA SDWIS health-based violations · USGS and state monitoring via the Water Quality Portal · EPA Public Water System Service Area Boundaries v3. Compiled 2026-09-01 · 1 of 3 service areas here are modelled.