Public water system · SC2820005
ActiveCassatt Wtr Kershaw-Lee Co Rwa
At a glance
Cassatt Wtr Kershaw-Lee Co Rwa (PWSID SC2820005) is an active community water system in Kershaw County, South Carolina. It reports serving 25,485 people through 10,745 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2007.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25,485
Service connections
10,745
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Cassatt Wtr Kershaw-Lee Co Rwa compare with other water systems in Kershaw County?
By EPA's size categories, Cassatt Wtr Kershaw-Lee Co Rwa is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Kershaw County has 11 active public water systems, and Cassatt Wtr Kershaw-Lee Co Rwa is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.7 times the county average of 6,810 people per system, and accounts for 34% of the 74,913 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 Cassatt Wtr Kershaw-Lee Co Rwa is about 3.8 times 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 Cassatt Wtr Kershaw-Lee Co Rwa?
EPA lists Cassatt Wtr Kershaw-Lee Co Rwa 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. 6 of the 11 active systems in Kershaw County (55%) are also privately owned.
Does Cassatt Wtr Kershaw-Lee Co Rwa have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2007. The violations listed here began between February 1992 and April 2007. By type: 4 contaminant level above the legal limit and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Combined Radium (-226 and -228) (4 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 1 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2004-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1992-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 6 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.
Cassatt Wtr Kershaw-Lee Co Rwa: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cassatt Wtr Kershaw-Lee Co Rwa?
Cassatt Wtr Kershaw-Lee Co Rwa (PWSID SC2820005) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SC state drinking water program.
How many people does Cassatt Wtr Kershaw-Lee Co Rwa serve?
Cassatt Wtr Kershaw-Lee Co Rwa reports serving 25,485 people through 10,745 service connections in Kershaw County, South Carolina.
Where does Cassatt Wtr Kershaw-Lee Co Rwa 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 Cassatt Wtr Kershaw-Lee Co Rwa have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2007. 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 Cassatt Wtr Kershaw-Lee Co Rwa'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 6 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2007. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the SC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cassatt Wtr Kershaw-Lee Co Rwa's water quality report?
As a community water system, Cassatt Wtr Kershaw-Lee Co Rwa 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 Kershaw County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugoff Elgin Water Auth (Sc2820001) | Kershaw | 25,783 | Community | Surface water |
| Camden City of (Sc2810001) | Kershaw | 19,076 | Community | Surface water |
| Bethune Rural Water (Sc2820006) | Kershaw | 3,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bethune Town of (Sc2810002) | Kershaw | 541 | Community | Groundwater |
| Inv Camden Plant (Sc2830001) | Kershaw | 400 | Non-transient non-community | Surface water |
| Suominen Nonwovens (Sc2830003) | Kershaw | 200 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
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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, “Cassatt Wtr Kershaw-Lee Co Rwa, PWSID SC2820005, South Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-carolina/cassatt-wtr-kershaw-lee-co-rwa-sc2820005 (data as of October 1, 2026).