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City of AbbevilleWater quality report

Serves
5,650
Connections
2,703
Water source
Surface water
Based in
Abbeville, SC
County
Abbeville
Owner
Local government
The ZIP code it serves

29628

PWSID SC0110001 · EPA data

Read this first

  • HFPO-DA (GenX) was found in four of 4 samples, highest 170 ppt. Above the 10 ppt legal limit in at least one sample. Compliance is judged on a running annual average, not one sample.

4 health-based violations since 2016. Details are below.

What was found, stop by stop

  • Below the health goal
  • Above the health goal
  • Above the legal limit
  • No federal data

  1. At the source

    EPA UCMR 5 sampled this utility for 29 PFAS and lithium from March 17, 2025 to Dec. 8, 2025. Each tick under a result’s line is one sample where it was found, dated when you point at it.

  2. HFPO-DA (GenX)

    Above the legal limit

    170ppt

    Highest of 4 samples; found in four

    Above the 10 ppt legal limit in at least one sample. Compliance is judged on a running annual average, not one sample.

    What handles it: No certification claim covers this compound yet.

  3. PFBS

    Below the benchmark

    8.3ppt

    Highest of 4 samples; found in four

    Below EPA’s hazard index benchmark of 2,000 ppt. PFBS has no legal limit or health goal of its own.

  4. Also found, with no federal limit

    EPA measured these PFAS to learn how often they occur. None has a legal limit or a health goal yet.

    CompoundHighest sampleFound inCertification claim
    PFPeA5.3 ppt3 of 4None covers it
    PFHxA3.8 ppt2 of 4None covers it

  5. In treatment

    No federal results for this stop. Disinfection byproduct, chlorine and fluoride levels are in City of Abbeville’s own annual report, which it must send you every year.

  6. In the pipes

    No lead and copper results on file with EPA for this utility.

  7. At your tap

    The last stretch is your own plumbing. A certified lab test is the only way to know what reaches your glass. Lead in your water: what to do

Tested and not found

Below EPA’s minimum reporting level in every sample taken from March 17, 2025 to Dec. 8, 2025. Not found means not measured above that level, which is not the same as zero.

All 27 compounds tested and not found
  • 11Cl-PF3OUdS
  • 4:2 FTS
  • 6:2 FTS
  • 8:2 FTS
  • 9Cl-PF3ONS
  • ADONA
  • Lead
  • Lithium
  • NEtFOSAA
  • NFDHA
  • NMeFOSAA
  • PFBA
  • PFDA
  • PFDoA
  • PFEESA
  • PFHpA
  • PFHpS
  • PFHxS
  • PFMBA
  • PFMPA
  • PFNA
  • PFOA
  • PFOS
  • PFPeS
  • PFTA
  • PFTrDA
  • PFUnA

Violations since 2016

Contaminant or ruleTypePeriodMeasuredStatus
Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleTreatment was not run by a certified operator as required.EPA: Treatment Technique No Certif. OperatorJan. 1, 2022—Resolved
Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleTreatment was not run by a certified operator as required.EPA: Treatment Technique No Certif. OperatorDec. 1, 2021—Addressed
TTHMThe running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageJuly 1, 2016 to Sept. 30, 20160.089 MG/LResolved
TTHMThe running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageApril 1, 2016 to June 30, 20160.087 MG/LResolved
Health-based violations only. Resolved and archived mean the utility returned to compliance or the state closed the record. 1 monitoring or reporting violation not shown.

What this report cannot tell you

  • Levels of everything else. Federal bulk data carries results for PFAS, lithium, lead and copper, and violations for the rest. Nitrate, arsenic, disinfection byproducts and other levels are in City of Abbeville’s own annual report, which it must send you every year.
  • Your own plumbing. Lead results are the 90th percentile across homes the utility samples. Your home’s service line, solder and fixtures decide yours. A certified lab test is the only way to know.
  • Anything after the latest data. SDWIS data is from 2026 Q2; UCMR 5 samples are from March 17, 2025 to Dec. 8, 2025.

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What to do next

  1. About HFPO-DA (GenX)

    What each marked result does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.

  2. Read the utility’s own report

    City of Abbeville must send you a water quality report every year. It lists nitrate, arsenic and byproduct levels this page cannot.

  3. Test your own tap for lead

    Your service line, solder and fixtures decide the lead at your faucet, not the utility’s average.

  4. NSF/ANSI standards, decoded

    A filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.