Clarendon Co W&S Hwy 260 (Sc1450013), SC
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.27 ppb (monitoring period 2024-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Clarendon Co W&S Hwy 260 (Sc1450013) at a glance
Clarendon Co W&S Hwy 260 (Sc1450013) serves about 3,521 people through 1,918 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Clarendon County, South Carolina. EPA system ID: SC1450013; phone on file: 803-435-0135. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Clarendon Co W&S Hwy 260 (Sc1450013)'s lead record
Against the period ending 2023 (0.48 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Clarendon Co W&S Hwy 260 (Sc1450013) is 1.1 ppb across 8 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.27 ppb |
| 2023 | 0.48 ppb |
| 2023 | 1.1 ppb |
| 2021 | 0.38 ppb |
| 2021 | 0.19 ppb |
| 2020 | 0.2 ppb |
| 2019 | 0.78 ppb |
| 2018 | 1 ppb |
How Clarendon Co W&S Hwy 260 (Sc1450013) compares
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. Clarendon Co W&S Hwy 260 (Sc1450013)'s 0.27 ppb sits at the 40th percentile in South Carolina and the 41st nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
8 other systems share Clarendon County; 8 of them have a higher latest lead result than Clarendon Co W&S Hwy 260 (Sc1450013). If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Manning City Of (Sc1410002) | 7,632 | 1.4 ppb |
| Summerton Town Of (Sc1410003) | 2,096 | 0.42 ppb |
| Barrineau Water System (Sc1420002) | 1,879 | 2 ppb |
| Turbeville Town Of (Sc1410004) | 735 | 2.2 ppb |
| Gin Pond Shores Water Co (Sc1450005) | 664 | 1.6 ppb |
| Wyboo Water Dept Inc (Sc1450009) | 618 | 3.8 ppb |
| North Shore Water Sys (Sc1470863) | 272 | 1.6 ppb |
| Cypress Pointe Condos (Sc1470304) | 154 | 3.7 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Manning, 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 Clarendon Co W&S Hwy 260 (Sc1450013) 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.