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Is York, SC tap water safe?

3 utilities serve York, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and South Carolina’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

3 of the 3 utilities serving York 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: York County West WD, City of York and York County East 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 York’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near York

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab South Carolina certifies.

The 3 labs South Carolina certifies closest to York, 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 19 miles

    Certified for bacteria

  • Eurofins Charlotte

    Charlotte, NC · about 23 miles

    Certified for bacteria, organic chemicals

    (704) 529-6364

  • Pace Analytical Services LLC Huntersville

    Huntersville, NC · about 35 miles

    Certified for organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts

    (910) 682-0080

All 36 certified labs for South Carolina

ZIP codes in York

Which ZIP codes are in York: 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 York

Other towns in York County with a page of their own.

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