Public water system · SC0870922
ActiveWrights Grocery (Sc0870922)
At a glance
Wrights Grocery (Sc0870922) (PWSID SC0870922) is an active transient non-community water system in Berkeley County, South Carolina. It reports serving 26 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
26
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Wrights Grocery (Sc0870922) compare with other water systems in Berkeley County?
By EPA's size categories, Wrights Grocery (Sc0870922) 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 Wrights Grocery (Sc0870922) 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 Wrights Grocery (Sc0870922)?
EPA lists Wrights Grocery (Sc0870922) 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. 47 of the 61 active systems in Berkeley County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Wrights Grocery (Sc0870922) have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2012. The violations listed here began between October 1992 and January 2012. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2008-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2007-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1992-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Wrights Grocery (Sc0870922): frequently asked questions
Who runs Wrights Grocery (Sc0870922)?
Wrights Grocery (Sc0870922) (PWSID SC0870922) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SC state drinking water program.
How many people does Wrights Grocery (Sc0870922) serve?
Wrights Grocery (Sc0870922) reports serving 26 people through 1 service connection in Berkeley County, South Carolina.
Where does Wrights Grocery (Sc0870922) 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 Wrights Grocery (Sc0870922) have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2012. 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 Wrights Grocery (Sc0870922)'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 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2012. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the SC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Wrights Grocery (Sc0870922)'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Wrights Grocery (Sc0870922) 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, “Wrights Grocery (Sc0870922), PWSID SC0870922, South Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-carolina/wrights-grocery-sc0870922-sc0870922 (data as of October 1, 2026).