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Cheraw tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Cheraw. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Cheraw is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 6,421 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 44 violations across the community water system(s) serving Cheraw, going back to the earliest EPA record. 35 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
Cheraw Town Of (Sc1310001)
6,325 served · surface water · PWSID SC1310001 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 35 times between April 2019 and January 2025. The EPA record lists a level of 0.081 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.08 MG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring CARBON, TOTAL: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in April 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Country Village Mhp (Sc1360008)
96 served · groundwater · PWSID SC1360008 - Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between October 2023 and September 2025. 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 3 times in November 2017. 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.