Public water system · SC2370881
ActiveRiver Oaks Retreat Center (Sc2370881)
At a glance
River Oaks Retreat Center (Sc2370881) (PWSID SC2370881) is an active transient non-community water system in Greenville County, South Carolina. It reports serving 276 people through 23 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2011.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
276
Service connections
23
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does River Oaks Retreat Center (Sc2370881) compare with other water systems in Greenville County?
By EPA's size categories, River Oaks Retreat Center (Sc2370881) is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Greenville County has 44 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 12,010 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 528,432 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 River Oaks Retreat Center (Sc2370881) is about twice 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 River Oaks Retreat Center (Sc2370881)?
EPA lists River Oaks Retreat Center (Sc2370881) 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. 35 of the 44 active systems in Greenville County (80%) are also privately owned.
Does River Oaks Retreat Center (Sc2370881) have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2011. The violations listed here began between January 2002 and October 2011. By type: 6 contaminant level above the legal limit and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (7 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2011-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2003-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2003-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2002-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2002-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 8 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.
River Oaks Retreat Center (Sc2370881): frequently asked questions
Who runs River Oaks Retreat Center (Sc2370881)?
River Oaks Retreat Center (Sc2370881) (PWSID SC2370881) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SC state drinking water program.
How many people does River Oaks Retreat Center (Sc2370881) serve?
River Oaks Retreat Center (Sc2370881) reports serving 276 people through 23 service connections in Greenville County, South Carolina.
Where does River Oaks Retreat Center (Sc2370881) 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 River Oaks Retreat Center (Sc2370881) have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2011. 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 River Oaks Retreat Center (Sc2370881)'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 8 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2011. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the SC state drinking water program.
Where can I find River Oaks Retreat Center (Sc2370881)'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. River Oaks Retreat Center (Sc2370881) 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 Greenville County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville Water (Sc2310001) | Greenville | 426,057 | Community | Surface water |
| Greer Cpw (Sc2310005) | Greenville | 54,024 | Community | Surface water |
| Blue Ridge Water Co Inc. (Sc2320003) | Greenville | 40,006 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Marietta W/D (Sc2320004) | Greenville | 3,255 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Cliffs at Glassy the (Sc2350023) | Greenville | 1,195 | Community | Groundwater |
| Camp Awanita Valley (Sc2370684) | Greenville | 704 | 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, “River Oaks Retreat Center (Sc2370881), PWSID SC2370881, South Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-carolina/river-oaks-retreat-center-sc2370881-sc2370881 (data as of October 1, 2026).