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Bethune tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Bethune. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Bethune is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 3,641 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 14 violations across the community water system(s) serving Bethune, going back to the earliest EPA record. 4 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
Bethune Rural Water (Sc2820006)
3,100 served · groundwater · PWSID SC2820006 - Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between October 2012 and October 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring E. COLI: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in June 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2004. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Bethune Town Of (Sc2810002)
541 served · groundwater · PWSID SC2810002 - Health-based Lead and Copper Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 4 times between January 1994 and July 1994. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- 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 October 2003 and October 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between April 2008 and July 2010. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
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.