Public water system · SC1470867
ActivePotato Creek Landing (Sc1470867)
At a glance
Potato Creek Landing (Sc1470867) (PWSID SC1470867) is an active transient non-community water system in Clarendon County, South Carolina. It reports serving 30 people through 32 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
32
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Potato Creek Landing (Sc1470867) compare with other water systems in Clarendon County?
By EPA's size categories, Potato Creek Landing (Sc1470867) is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Clarendon County has 33 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 526 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 17,356 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 Potato Creek Landing (Sc1470867) 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 Potato Creek Landing (Sc1470867)?
EPA lists Potato Creek Landing (Sc1470867) 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. 27 of the 33 active systems in Clarendon County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Potato Creek Landing (Sc1470867) have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is E. coli. EPA lists 1 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records. 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.
Potato Creek Landing (Sc1470867): frequently asked questions
Who runs Potato Creek Landing (Sc1470867)?
Potato Creek Landing (Sc1470867) (PWSID SC1470867) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SC state drinking water program.
How many people does Potato Creek Landing (Sc1470867) serve?
Potato Creek Landing (Sc1470867) reports serving 30 people through 32 service connections in Clarendon County, South Carolina.
Where does Potato Creek Landing (Sc1470867) 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 Potato Creek Landing (Sc1470867) have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. 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 Potato Creek Landing (Sc1470867)'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the SC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Potato Creek Landing (Sc1470867)'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Potato Creek Landing (Sc1470867) 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 Clarendon County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manning City of (Sc1410002) | Clarendon | 5,908 | Community | Groundwater |
| Clarendon Co W&S Hwy 260 (Sc1450013) | Clarendon | 3,521 | Community | Groundwater |
| Summerton Town of (Sc1410003) | Clarendon | 2,096 | Community | Groundwater |
| Barrineau Water System (Sc1420002) | Clarendon | 1,879 | Community | Groundwater |
| Turbeville Town of (Sc1410004) | Clarendon | 723 | Community | Groundwater |
| Gin Pond Shores Water Co (Sc1450005) | Clarendon | 664 | 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, “Potato Creek Landing (Sc1470867), PWSID SC1470867, South Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-carolina/potato-creek-landing-sc1470867-sc1470867 (data as of October 1, 2026).