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Bennettsville tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Bennettsville. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Bennettsville is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 14,528 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 10 violations across the community water system(s) serving Bennettsville, going back to the earliest EPA record. 6 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Bennettsville City Of (Sc3410001)
9,168 served · surface water · PWSID SC3410001 - Health-based Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 6 times between March 2018 and September 2018. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in September 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Marlboro Water Co (Sc3420001)
5,360 served · groundwater · PWSID SC3420001 - Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between July 1994 and December 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.