Highway 88 W/D (Sc0420004), SC
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (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. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
Who runs the water here
Highway 88 W/D (Sc0420004) serves about 3,990 people through 1,565 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 surface water, in Anderson County, South Carolina. EPA system ID: SC0420004; phone on file: 864-646-7729. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2022 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Highway 88 W/D (Sc0420004) is 5 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 5 ppb |
| 2016 | 0.91 ppb |
| 2016 | 0 (not detected) |
How Highway 88 W/D (Sc0420004) 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. Highway 88 W/D (Sc0420004)'s reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 29th percentile in South Carolina and the 34th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Anderson County
33 other systems share Anderson County; 9 of them have a higher latest lead result than Highway 88 W/D (Sc0420004). If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Electric City Utilities (Sc0410012) | 38,204 | 0 (not detected) |
| Powdersville Water District (Sc0420002) | 34,960 | 5 ppb |
| Hammond W/D (Sc0420007) | 21,193 | 11 ppb |
| West Anderson W/D (0420006) | 17,430 | 0 (not detected) |
| Sandy Springs Water Co Inc (Sc0420003) | 17,311 | 3 ppb |
| Big Creek W/S District (0420009) | 13,647 | 0 (not detected) |
| Starr-Iva W/D (Sc0420005) | 11,125 | 0 (not detected) |
| Broadway W&S District (Sc0420008) | 9,586 | 0 (not detected) |
| Homeland Park W/D (Sc0420001) | 7,328 | 0 (not detected) |
| Belton City Of (Sc0410004) | 6,762 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Look up your address in Highway 88 W/D (Sc0420004)'s service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Highway 88 W/D (Sc0420004) 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. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.