Is Honea Path, SC tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Honea Path 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.
Town of Honea Path, 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: HFPO-DA (GenX) at 42 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 Honea Path’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Town of Honea Path
South Carolina · serves 4,386 people · about 110 in Honea Path
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: HFPO-DA (GenX) at 42 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Greenville Water
South Carolina · serves 426,057 people · under 100 in Honea Path
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
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Town of Honea Path’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 Honea Path
The 3 labs South Carolina certifies closest to Honea Path, 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 9 miles
Certified for bacteria
Alliance Technical Group LLC - Greenville
Greenville, SC · about 23 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
International Product Assurance Laboratories
Anderson, SC · about 27 miles
Certified for lead and copper, metals
ZIP codes in Honea Path
Which ZIP codes are in Honea Path: 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.
What to do next
- Read Town of Honea Path’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
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