Is Roebuck, SC tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 3 utilities serving Roebuck have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and South Carolina’s records: Woodruff Roebuck W/D and Spartanburg Water System.
Woodruff Roebuck W/D, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOA at 4.7 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 Roebuck’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Woodruff Roebuck W/D
South Carolina · serves 32,038 people · about 770 in Roebuck
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOA at 4.7 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Spartanburg Water System
South Carolina · serves 166,364 people · about 130 in Roebuck
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Sjwd Middle Tyger WTP
South Carolina · serves 89,531 people · about 120 in Roebuck
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 Woodruff Roebuck 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
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
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
Water testing near Roebuck
The 3 labs South Carolina certifies closest to Roebuck, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Alliance Technical Group LLC - Greenville
Greenville, SC · about 21 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
L&L Environmental Ware Shoals
Ware Shoals, SC · about 34 miles
Certified for bacteria
International Product Assurance Laboratories
Anderson, SC · about 50 miles
Certified for lead and copper, metals
Which ZIP codes are in Roebuck: 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 Roebuck
Other towns in Spartanburg County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Woodruff Roebuck 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