Public water system · SC1570205
ActiveCircle C Travel Plaza (Sc1570205)
At a glance
Circle C Travel Plaza (Sc1570205) (PWSID SC1570205) is an active transient non-community water system in Colleton County, South Carolina. It reports serving 500 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 1991.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
500
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Circle C Travel Plaza (Sc1570205) compare with other water systems in Colleton County?
By EPA's size categories, Circle C Travel Plaza (Sc1570205) is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Colleton County has 37 active public water systems, and Circle C Travel Plaza (Sc1570205) is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 13% below the county average of 574 people per system, and accounts for 2.4% of the 21,221 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Circle C Travel Plaza (Sc1570205) is about 3.5 times that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. South Carolina has 743 active transient non-community water systems, 53% 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 Circle C Travel Plaza (Sc1570205)?
EPA lists Circle C Travel Plaza (Sc1570205) 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. 30 of the 37 active systems in Colleton County (81%) are also privately owned.
Does Circle C Travel Plaza (Sc1570205) have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 1991. The violations listed here began between January 1991 and July 1991. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 3 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.
Circle C Travel Plaza (Sc1570205): frequently asked questions
Who runs Circle C Travel Plaza (Sc1570205)?
Circle C Travel Plaza (Sc1570205) (PWSID SC1570205) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SC state drinking water program.
How many people does Circle C Travel Plaza (Sc1570205) serve?
Circle C Travel Plaza (Sc1570205) reports serving 500 people through 2 service connections in Colleton County, South Carolina.
Where does Circle C Travel Plaza (Sc1570205) 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 Circle C Travel Plaza (Sc1570205) have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 1991. 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 Circle C Travel Plaza (Sc1570205)'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 1991. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the SC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Circle C Travel Plaza (Sc1570205)'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Circle C Travel Plaza (Sc1570205) is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Colleton County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walterboro City of (1510004) | Colleton | 11,829 | Community | Groundwater |
| Edisto Beach Town of (Sc1510006) | Colleton | 5,848 | Community | Groundwater |
| New Cottageville Elementary (1570119) | Colleton | 400 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Crosco Express #2 (Sc1572001) | Colleton | 400 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Cottageville Bp (1570212) | Colleton | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lcca Head Start (1570115) | Colleton | 265 | 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, “Circle C Travel Plaza (Sc1570205), PWSID SC1570205, South Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-carolina/circle-c-travel-plaza-sc1570205-sc1570205 (data as of October 1, 2026).