Is AIKEN CITY OF (SC0210001)'s water safe to drink?
AIKEN CITY OF (SC0210001) has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 51,533 people get their water from it, across 22,922 connections.
AIKEN CITY OF (SC0210001)'s record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, AIKEN CITY OF (SC0210001) ranks 2,192th by violation burden (83th percentile) - 20 violations total, 9 health-baseds.
Against the SC average
SC's 198 covered systems average 3.8 health-based violations each; AIKEN CITY OF (SC0210001) carries 9, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
AIKEN CITY OF (SC0210001)'s most recent violation on record is dated 2021-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2021-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/29/2026.
The concern categories on record
AIKEN CITY OF (SC0210001)'s flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Radionuclides - flagged from: Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
The most severe category on record is radionuclides, which points toward a reverse osmosis-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What AIKEN CITY OF (SC0210001)'s record does not cover
AIKEN CITY OF (SC0210001)'s numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 9 health-based violations on file for AIKEN CITY OF (SC0210001) - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.