Is Burnettown, SC tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 5 utilities serving Burnettown 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: Valley Psa.
Breezy Hill W/D, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 4.8 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
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 Burnettown’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Breezy Hill W/D
South Carolina · serves 21,197 people · about 920 in Burnettown
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 4.8 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of North Augusta
South Carolina · serves 26,125 people · about 490 in Burnettown
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.66 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Valley Psa
South Carolina · serves 7,752 people · about 400 in Burnettown
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.72 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Beech Island W/D
South Carolina · serves 8,935 people · about 100 in Burnettown
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 4.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Trolley Run Station Development
South Carolina · serves 4,361 people · under 100 in Burnettown
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.23 ppb, above the 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 Breezy Hill W/D’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, Lead
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, Lead
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, Lead
Water testing near Burnettown
The 3 labs South Carolina certifies closest to Burnettown, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Water Systems Inc.
West Columbia, SC · about 51 miles
Certified for bacteria
Pace Analytical Services LLC
West Columbia, SC · about 54 miles
Certified for bacteria
Eurofins Columbia
Irmo, SC · about 55 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Which ZIP codes are in Burnettown: 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 Burnettown
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Breezy Hill W/D’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOARanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water