Is BETHUNE RURAL WATER (SC2820006)'s water safe to drink?
BETHUNE RURAL WATER (SC2820006) has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 3,100 people through 1,217 service connections.
BETHUNE RURAL WATER (SC2820006)'s record against the rest of the country
BETHUNE RURAL WATER (SC2820006) has 7 violations on record in total, 1 of them health-based - ranking it 8,495th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 34th percentile nationally.
Against the SC average
SC's 198 covered systems average 3.8 health-based violations each; BETHUNE RURAL WATER (SC2820006) carries 1, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
BETHUNE RURAL WATER (SC2820006)'s most recent violation on record is dated 2018-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2012-01-05. Last reported to EPA: 06/29/2026.
The concern categories on record
BETHUNE RURAL WATER (SC2820006)'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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What BETHUNE RURAL WATER (SC2820006)'s record does not cover
Everything on this page is BETHUNE RURAL WATER (SC2820006)'s own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and BETHUNE RURAL WATER (SC2820006)'s customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 8,495th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.