Public water system · SC0870918
ActiveSantee Cooper Wampee Somerset (0870918)
At a glance
Santee Cooper Wampee Somerset (0870918) (PWSID SC0870918) is an active transient non-community water system in Berkeley County, South Carolina. It reports serving 26 people through 23 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 1991.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
26
Service connections
23
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Santee Cooper Wampee Somerset (0870918) compare with other water systems in Berkeley County?
By EPA's size categories, Santee Cooper Wampee Somerset (0870918) is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Berkeley County has 61 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,708 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 165,212 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 Santee Cooper Wampee Somerset (0870918) 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 Santee Cooper Wampee Somerset (0870918)?
EPA lists Santee Cooper Wampee Somerset (0870918) as owned by a state government. 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. 5 of the 61 active systems in Berkeley County (8.2%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Santee Cooper Wampee Somerset (0870918) 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 1991. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
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.
Santee Cooper Wampee Somerset (0870918): frequently asked questions
Who runs Santee Cooper Wampee Somerset (0870918)?
Santee Cooper Wampee Somerset (0870918) (PWSID SC0870918) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the SC state drinking water program.
How many people does Santee Cooper Wampee Somerset (0870918) serve?
Santee Cooper Wampee Somerset (0870918) reports serving 26 people through 23 service connections in Berkeley County, South Carolina.
Where does Santee Cooper Wampee Somerset (0870918) 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 Santee Cooper Wampee Somerset (0870918) 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 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 Santee Cooper Wampee Somerset (0870918)'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 1991. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the SC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Santee Cooper Wampee Somerset (0870918)'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Santee Cooper Wampee Somerset (0870918) 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 Berkeley County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bcwsa Sangaree W/D (0820002) | Berkeley | 95,345 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Goose Creek City of (Sc0810004) | Berkeley | 43,744 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bcwsa East Cooper (Sc0820009) | Berkeley | 12,933 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Moncks Corner City of (Sc0810001) | Berkeley | 8,956 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Jamestown Town of (Sc0810003) | Berkeley | 800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Macdougall Correctional Inst (Sc0870050) | Berkeley | 790 | 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, “Santee Cooper Wampee Somerset (0870918), PWSID SC0870918, South Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-carolina/santee-cooper-wampee-somerset-0870918-sc0870918 (data as of October 1, 2026).