Old Barnwell Golf Course (Sc0270875)

How does Old Barnwell Golf Course (Sc0270875) compare with other water systems in Aiken County?

By EPA's size categories, Old Barnwell Golf Course (Sc0270875) is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Aiken County has 65 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,413 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 156,860 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Old Barnwell Golf Course (Sc0270875) is about 65% below that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. South Carolina has 82 active non-transient non-community water systems, 5.9% 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 Old Barnwell Golf Course (Sc0270875)?

EPA lists Old Barnwell Golf Course (Sc0270875) 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. 43 of the 65 active systems in Aiken County (66%) are also privately owned.