Is there PFAS in Chesterfield CO Rural Water (sc1320003) water?
No PFAS were detected in any of the 2 samples EPA's program collected.
Chesterfield CO Rural Water (sc1320003) is a public water system drawing on groundwater, based in Chesterfield, South Carolina, serving about 25,691 people, including Mc Bee, Cheraw, Patrick, Chesterfield, Jefferson, Mount Croghan. Under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule it was tested for 29 PFAS and lithium 2 times across 1 sampling point between Feb 2023 and Jul 2023.
Every PFAS detected
None of the 29 PFAS were found at or above EPA's minimum reporting levels (2 to 20 ppt depending on the compound).
Not detected: PFNA, PFMPA, 8:2 FTS, 4:2 FTS, 6:2 FTS, PFBA, PFHpS, PFOS, PFEESA, PFHxS, NMeFOSAA, NEtFOSAA, PFTrDA, PFTA, HFPO-DA, PFMBA, 9Cl-PF3ONS, PFPeS, PFBS, PFHpA, PFOA, PFDA, PFDoA, PFHxA, PFUnA, 11Cl-PF3OUdS, ADONA, NFDHA, PFPeA.
Lithium, tested in the same program: not detected.
What the EPA limits mean here
In April 2024 EPA set enforceable limits of 4 ppt for PFOA and PFOS, 10 ppt each for PFHxS, PFNA and GenX, and a hazard index of 1 for mixtures. Utilities were given until 2029 to comply. In May 2026 EPA proposed keeping only the PFOA and PFOS limits and moving that deadline to 2031. Until that proposal is final, the 2024 limits stand.
Compliance is judged on a running annual average at each entry point, so we show the average at this system's worst sampling point next to its single highest result. UCMR 5 results do not by themselves put a utility in or out of compliance.
What you can do at home
No PFAS action is needed on these results. If your water tastes or smells of chlorine, a whole-house city water filter is the usual fix.
Other systems in South Carolina
- Lugoff Elgin Water Auth (2820001) above an EPA limit
- Hilton Head PSD 1 (0720006) 4 PFAS detected
- Cassatt Wtr Kershaw-lee CO Rwa none detected
- North Augusta City of (0210003) none detected
- Fort Mill Town of (sc4610003) 2 PFAS detected
- Dcws Ashley Phosphate (1820008) above an EPA limit
All 165 tested systems in South Carolina
ZIP codes served
29101 29520 29584 29709 29718 29727 29728 29741
As reported by the utility to EPA. Neighbouring ZIPs are often split between systems; your water bill names yours.
Cite this page
Well & Tap. "PFAS in Chesterfield CO Rural Water (sc1320003) water: EPA UCMR 5 results." Data: U.S. EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final release August 2026, PWSID SC1320003. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/south-carolina/chesterfield-co-rural-water-sc1320003/
About this data
Source: U.S. EPA, UCMR 5 occurrence data, final release August 2026 (PWSID SC1320003). Population: EPA SDWIS. Averages count results below the reporting level as zero, the same convention EPA uses for running annual averages. Full method.