Is Baxter Village, SC tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Baxter Village has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and South Carolina’s records: York County East WD.
York County East WD, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.0 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Baxter Village’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
York County East WD
South Carolina · serves 30,225 people · about 1,700 in Baxter Village
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.0 ppb, above the health goal.
2 health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
City of Tega Cay
South Carolina · serves 10,500 people · about 1,000 in Baxter Village
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in York County East WD’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Baxter Village
The 3 labs South Carolina certifies closest to Baxter Village, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
EMSL Analytical Inc. - Charlotte
Pineville, NC · about 6 miles
Certified for bacteria
Eurofins Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria, organic chemicals
Pace Analytical Services LLC Huntersville
Huntersville, NC · about 26 miles
Certified for organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
ZIP codes in Baxter Village
Which ZIP codes are in Baxter Village: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: SCDES, Commercial Environmental Laboratory Mapping (CELMapp), labs certified under the Safe Drinking Water Act; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Baxter Village
Other towns in York County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read York County East WD’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water