Clio Town Of (Sc3410002), SC
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.8 ppb (monitoring period 2023-2025). 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.
Who runs the water here
Clio Town Of (Sc3410002) serves about 788 people through 375 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Marlboro County, South Carolina. EPA system ID: SC3410002; phone on file: 843-586-9426. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Clio Town Of (Sc3410002)'s lead record
Against the period ending 2022 (1.6 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Clio Town Of (Sc3410002) is 1.6 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.8 ppb |
| 2022 | 1.6 ppb |
| 2019 | 0.48 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. Clio Town Of (Sc3410002)'s 0.8 ppb sits at the 52nd percentile in South Carolina and the 48th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Marlboro County
4 other systems share Marlboro County; 4 of them have a higher latest lead result than Clio Town Of (Sc3410002). If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Bennettsville City Of (Sc3410001) | 9,168 | 1 ppb |
| Marlboro Water Co (Sc3420001) | 5,360 | 3.9 ppb |
| Wallace Water Company | 3,552 | 1.6 ppb |
| Mccoll Town Of (Sc3410003) | 2,445 | 6.2 ppb |
Next steps for Clio, SC
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Clio, 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 Clio Town Of (Sc3410002) 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.