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Bay Ridge S/D (Sc3750027)

At a glance

Bay Ridge S/D (Sc3750027) (PWSID SC3750027) is an active community water system in Oconee County, South Carolina. It reports serving 62 people through 31 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

62

Service connections

31

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDSC3750027
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served62
Service connections31
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencySC state drinking water program
City servedSalem
StateSouth Carolina
ZIP—
CountyOconee County

How does Bay Ridge S/D (Sc3750027) compare with other water systems in Oconee County?

By EPA's size categories, Bay Ridge S/D (Sc3750027) is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Oconee County has 55 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,835 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 100,931 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across South Carolina, the 1,392 active systems average 3,511 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Bay Ridge S/D (Sc3750027) is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. South Carolina has 567 active community water systems, 41% of the state's 1,392 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 933 South Carolina systems (67%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Bay Ridge S/D (Sc3750027)?

EPA lists Bay Ridge S/D (Sc3750027) as privately owned. The SC state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 42 of the 55 active systems in Oconee County (76%) are also privately owned.

Does Bay Ridge S/D (Sc3750027) have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. The violations listed here began between August 1998 and January 2020. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 2 required treatment not met and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 2 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950NoResolved
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456NoResolved
2009-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2005-10-01Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2002-07-01Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000YesResolved
2002-07-01Required treatment not metPublic Education · code 65Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000YesResolved
2002-01-01Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2001-06-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoArchived
1999-11-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoArchived
1999-01-01Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
1998-08-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved

All 11 violations in EPA's records, newest first. Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Bay Ridge S/D (Sc3750027): frequently asked questions

Who runs Bay Ridge S/D (Sc3750027)?

Bay Ridge S/D (Sc3750027) (PWSID SC3750027) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SC state drinking water program.

How many people does Bay Ridge S/D (Sc3750027) serve?

Bay Ridge S/D (Sc3750027) reports serving 62 people through 31 service connections in Oconee County, South Carolina.

Where does Bay Ridge S/D (Sc3750027) get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Bay Ridge S/D (Sc3750027) have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Bay Ridge S/D (Sc3750027)'s water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the SC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Bay Ridge S/D (Sc3750027)'s water quality report?

As a community water system, Bay Ridge S/D (Sc3750027) must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Oconee County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Seneca City of (Sc3710002)Oconee39,772CommunitySurface water
Pioneer Rural Water Dist (Sc3720001)Oconee16,929CommunitySurface water
Walhalla City of (Sc3710004)Oconee16,010CommunitySurface water
Westminster City of (Sc3710003)Oconee9,588CommunitySurface water
Salem Town of (Sc3710001)Oconee6,444CommunityPurchased surface water
Keowee Key Utility System Inc. (3750023)Oconee4,108CommunityPurchased surface water

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Bay Ridge S/D (Sc3750027), PWSID SC3750027, South Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-carolina/bay-ridge-s-d-sc3750027-sc3750027 (data as of October 1, 2026).