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Bgwc Westside Terrace (3250002)

At a glance

Bgwc Westside Terrace (3250002) (PWSID SC3250002) is an active community water system in Lexington County, South Carolina. It reports serving 172 people through 68 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012.

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

Population served

172

Service connections

68

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDSC3250002
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served172
Service connections68
Primary water sourcePurchased surface water
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencySC state drinking water program
City servedWest Columbia
StateSouth Carolina
ZIP—
CountyLexington County

How does Bgwc Westside Terrace (3250002) compare with other water systems in Lexington County?

By EPA's size categories, Bgwc Westside Terrace (3250002) is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lexington County has 132 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,358 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 179,280 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 Bgwc Westside Terrace (3250002) 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 368 South Carolina systems (26%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Bgwc Westside Terrace (3250002)?

EPA lists Bgwc Westside Terrace (3250002) 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. 119 of the 132 active systems in Lexington County (90%) are also privately owned.

Does Bgwc Westside Terrace (3250002) have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012. The violations listed here began between October 1996 and October 2012. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved. 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2012-10-01Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
1996-10-01Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved

All 2 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.

Bgwc Westside Terrace (3250002): frequently asked questions

Who runs Bgwc Westside Terrace (3250002)?

Bgwc Westside Terrace (3250002) (PWSID SC3250002) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SC state drinking water program.

How many people does Bgwc Westside Terrace (3250002) serve?

Bgwc Westside Terrace (3250002) reports serving 172 people through 68 service connections in Lexington County, South Carolina.

Where does Bgwc Westside Terrace (3250002) get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Bgwc Westside Terrace (3250002) have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012. 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 Bgwc Westside Terrace (3250002)'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the SC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Bgwc Westside Terrace (3250002)'s water quality report?

As a community water system, Bgwc Westside Terrace (3250002) 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 Lexington County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Joint Municipal WSC (Sc3220003)Lexington47,838CommunityPurchased surface water
West Columbia City of (Sc3210004)Lexington34,028CommunitySurface water
Lexington Town of (3210001)Lexington24,284CommunityPurchased surface water
Cayce City of (Sc3210003)Lexington17,460CommunitySurface water
Gilbert-Summit Wd (3220001)Lexington10,400CommunityGroundwater
Gaston Rural Water Dist (Sc3220002)Lexington7,550CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Bgwc Westside Terrace (3250002), PWSID SC3250002, South Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-carolina/bgwc-westside-terrace-3250002-sc3250002 (data as of October 1, 2026).