Is Belton, SC tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 6 utilities serving Belton 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: City of Belton.
City of Belton, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the legal limit and 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 60 ppb, above the legal limit.
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 Belton’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Belton
South Carolina · serves 6,762 people · about 160 in Belton
1 result above the legal limit and 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 60 ppb, above the legal limit.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Greenville Water
South Carolina · serves 426,057 people · under 100 in Belton
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: soft, an average of 5.7 mg/L (0.3 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Hammond W/D
South Carolina · serves 21,193 people · under 100 in Belton
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 11 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Town of Williamston
South Carolina · serves 6,693 people · under 100 in Belton
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Broadway W&S District
South Carolina · serves 9,586 people · under 100 in Belton
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Big Creek W/S District
South Carolina · serves 13,647 people · based in Belton
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 City of Belton’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Aquasana Clean Water Machine (AQ-CWM2)
Countertop
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), PFOA
Ninja HydraSense Countertop Water Filtration System (WF1001)
Countertop
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), PFOA
PUR PLUS Faucet Filtration System, Horizontal (PFM400H)
Faucet mount
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), PFOA
Water testing near Belton
The 3 labs South Carolina certifies closest to Belton, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
L&L Environmental Ware Shoals
Ware Shoals, SC · about 16 miles
Certified for bacteria
International Product Assurance Laboratories
Anderson, SC · about 19 miles
Certified for lead and copper, metals
Alliance Technical Group LLC - Greenville
Greenville, SC · about 20 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
ZIP codes in Belton
Which ZIP codes are in Belton: 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 Belton
Other towns in Anderson County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Belton’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)What it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water