Is Clover, SC tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Clover 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 West WD.
York County West WD, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and South Carolina’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
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 Clover’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
York County West WD
South Carolina · serves 18,273 people · about 1,100 in Clover
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Town of Clover
South Carolina · serves 8,400 people · about 450 in Clover
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Clover
The 3 labs South Carolina certifies closest to Clover, 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 18 miles
Certified for bacteria
Eurofins Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · about 20 miles
Certified for bacteria, organic chemicals
Pace Analytical Services LLC Huntersville
Huntersville, NC · about 29 miles
Certified for organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
ZIP codes in Clover
Which ZIP codes are in Clover: 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 Clover
Other towns in York County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read York County West WD’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water