Saluda Cpw (Sc4110001), SC
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.31 ppb (monitoring period 2022-2024). 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.
About Saluda Cpw (Sc4110001)
Saluda Cpw (Sc4110001) serves about 3,390 people through 1,507 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 Saluda County, South Carolina. EPA system ID: SC4110001; phone on file: 864-445-2090. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Saluda Cpw (Sc4110001)'s lead record
Against the period ending 2021 (0.67 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Saluda Cpw (Sc4110001) is 0.67 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.31 ppb |
| 2021 | 0.67 ppb |
| 2018 | 0.5 ppb |
How Saluda Cpw (Sc4110001) 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. Saluda Cpw (Sc4110001)'s 0.31 ppb sits at the 42nd percentile in South Carolina and the 42nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
4 other systems share Saluda County; 4 of them have a higher latest lead result than Saluda Cpw (Sc4110001). If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Saluda Co W&S Authority (Sc4120001) | 5,060 | 0.43 ppb |
| Ridge Spring Town Of (Sc4110002) | 1,575 | 0.6 ppb |
| Richard Deason Mhp (Sc4160011) | 55 | 3.3 ppb |
| Bgwc Tanglewood S/D (Sc4150011) | 29 | 4.9 ppb |
Next steps for Saluda, SC
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Saluda, 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 Saluda Cpw (Sc4110001) 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. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.