Is SALUDA CO W&S AUTHORITY (4120001)'s water safe to drink?
SALUDA CO W&S AUTHORITY (4120001) has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 4,535, over 1,804 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, SALUDA CO W&S AUTHORITY (4120001) ranks 757th by violation burden (94th percentile) - 25 violations total, 24 health-baseds.
How SALUDA CO W&S AUTHORITY (4120001) compares within SC
SALUDA CO W&S AUTHORITY (4120001)'s 24 health-based violations sit above the SC average of 3.8, across 198 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for SALUDA CO W&S AUTHORITY (4120001) is from 2023-01-11 (health-based: 2021-01-06). Last reported to EPA: 06/29/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SALUDA CO W&S AUTHORITY (4120001)'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: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
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 this data is and is not
SALUDA CO W&S AUTHORITY (4120001)'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 25 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.