Bgwc Riverbend Estates (Sc4660103), SC
Above the new 10 ppb level coming in 2027
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 13 ppb (monitoring period 2021-2023). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Under the current 15 ppb rule this is not an exceedance, but it is above the 10 ppb action level that takes over in Nov 2027. Test your own tap; filter if your result shows lead.
About Bgwc Riverbend Estates (Sc4660103)
Bgwc Riverbend Estates (Sc4660103) serves about 93 people through 36 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in York County, South Carolina. EPA system ID: SC4660103; phone on file: 803-699-2422. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
That is up 8 ppb from 5 ppb in the period ending 2020. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Bgwc Riverbend Estates (Sc4660103) is 13 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb (1 over 10 ppb).
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 ppb over 10 |
| 2020 | 5 ppb |
| 2017 | 6 ppb |
Where this result ranks
Of the 553 South Carolina systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0.73 ppb; 3 are over 15 ppb right now and 47 have gone over at some point. Bgwc Riverbend Estates (Sc4660103)'s 13 ppb sits at the 98th percentile in South Carolina and the 98th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
61 other systems share York County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Bgwc Riverbend Estates (Sc4660103). If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill City Of (Sc4610002) | 89,850 | 2 ppb |
| York County East Wd (Sc4620002) | 30,225 | 3 ppb |
| Fort Mill Town Of (Sc4610003) | 25,000 | 0 (not detected) |
| York County West Wd (Sc4620003) | 18,273 | 0 (not detected) |
| York City Of (Sc4610001) | 11,137 | 0 (not detected) |
| Tega Cay City Of (Sc4610008) | 10,500 | 0 (not detected) |
| Clover Town Of | 8,400 | 0 (not detected) |
| Riverview Rural Cws (Sc4620001) | 2,200 | 0 (not detected) |
| Hickory Grove Town Of (Sc4610004) | 654 | 2 ppb |
| Bgwc Foxwood (Sc4650008) | 575 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Columbia, SC
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Columbia, SC may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Bgwc Riverbend Estates (Sc4660103) whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. This system is in the band the 2027 10 ppb rule changes.