Is BROWNS CREEK W/D (SC4420002)'s water safe to drink?
BROWNS CREEK W/D (SC4420002) had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 2,790 people get their water from it, across 1,230 connections.
BROWNS CREEK W/D (SC4420002)'s record against the rest of the country
11 total violations and 1 health-based ones put BROWNS CREEK W/D (SC4420002) at the 37th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 8,188 of 12,903.
How BROWNS CREEK W/D (SC4420002) compares within SC
BROWNS CREEK W/D (SC4420002)'s 1 health-based violations sit within the SC average of 3.8, across 198 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for BROWNS CREEK W/D (SC4420002) is from 2023-01-10 (health-based: 2023-01-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/29/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
BROWNS CREEK W/D (SC4420002)'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:
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is disinfection byproducts, which points toward a carbon-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
BROWNS CREEK W/D (SC4420002)'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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 11 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.