Public water system · SC3970901
ActiveHolly Spring Country Store (Sc3970901)
At a glance
Holly Spring Country Store (Sc3970901) (PWSID SC3970901) is an active transient non-community water system in Pickens County, South Carolina. It reports serving 25 people through 3 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 October 1992.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Holly Spring Country Store (Sc3970901) compare with other water systems in Pickens County?
By EPA's size categories, Holly Spring Country Store (Sc3970901) is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pickens County has 46 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,905 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 133,635 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 Holly Spring Country Store (Sc3970901) is well below 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 Holly Spring Country Store (Sc3970901)?
EPA lists Holly Spring Country Store (Sc3970901) 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 46 active systems in Pickens County (65%) are also privately owned.
Does Holly Spring Country Store (Sc3970901) have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1992. The violations listed here began between January 1991 and October 1992. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-10-01 | 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.
Holly Spring Country Store (Sc3970901): frequently asked questions
Who runs Holly Spring Country Store (Sc3970901)?
Holly Spring Country Store (Sc3970901) (PWSID SC3970901) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SC state drinking water program.
How many people does Holly Spring Country Store (Sc3970901) serve?
Holly Spring Country Store (Sc3970901) reports serving 25 people through 3 service connections in Pickens County, South Carolina.
Where does Holly Spring Country Store (Sc3970901) 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 Holly Spring Country Store (Sc3970901) have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1992. 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 Holly Spring Country Store (Sc3970901)'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 October 1992. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the SC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Holly Spring Country Store (Sc3970901)'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Holly Spring Country Store (Sc3970901) 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 Pickens County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easley Combined Util (Sc3910002) | Pickens | 36,098 | Community | Surface water |
| Clemson City of (Sc3910004) | Pickens | 17,896 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Six Mile W/D (Sc3920002) | Pickens | 14,845 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Pickens WTP (Sc3910001) | Pickens | 10,263 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Southside W/D (3920010) | Pickens | 9,568 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Dacusville-Cedar Rock Wt Co (Sc3920008) | Pickens | 8,700 | Community | Purchased 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, “Holly Spring Country Store (Sc3970901), PWSID SC3970901, South Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-carolina/holly-spring-country-store-sc3970901-sc3970901 (data as of October 1, 2026).