Aiken County Water Quality: 2 Cities Ranked by the Records
Aiken County, South Carolina: 2 city reports built from EPA and utility records. A county has many suppliers; each city shows the system that serves it.
Highest result for each contaminant
One row per contaminant: the highest result any system in the county reported, against its limit. Open a row for the systems behind it.
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)Detected in 1 system of 2 tested10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPAHighest3.2 ng/L
- AIKEN CITY OF (SC0210001)3.2 ng/LSample date: 2025-03-18 to 2026-04-20
- NORTH AUGUSTA CITY OF (SC0210003)Not detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2025-06-26
Lead (90th percentile)Detected in 2 systems15 µg/L federal action level · US EPAHighest2.7 µg/L
- AIKEN CITY OF (SC0210001)2.7 µg/LMonitoring period: 2024–2026 (still open)
- NORTH AUGUSTA CITY OF (SC0210003)0.66 µg/LMonitoring period: 2024–2026 (still open)
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)Detected in 1 system of 2 tested2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPAHighest3.1 ng/L
- AIKEN CITY OF (SC0210001)3.1 ng/LSample date: 2025-03-18 to 2026-04-20
- NORTH AUGUSTA CITY OF (SC0210003)Not detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2025-06-26
28 substances tested, none detected in any systemShow
Tested in these 2 systems: AIKEN CITY OF (SC0210001), NORTH AUGUSTA CITY OF (SC0210003)
- 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)
- 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
- 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
- Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
- Lithium
- N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
- N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
- Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
- Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
- Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
- Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
- Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)
- Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
- Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
- Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
- Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
- Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)
- Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
- Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)
- Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
- Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
- Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)
- Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
- Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
- Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
Cities ranked by the records
Ranked by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, highest first. Scores belong to water systems; there is no county score. The score is computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record, so this ranks the record, not which city's water is safest. How the score works.
0of 2 cities above the 15 µg/L action level
Based on each system's 90th-percentile result. Lead from household plumbing isn't in this record.
Lead in South CarolinaLargest water systems
- AikenAIKEN CITY OF (SC0210001) · SC021000151,533 served
- North AugustaNORTH AUGUSTA CITY OF (SC0210003) · SC021000326,125 served
Frequently asked
How does Aiken County tap water compare across cities?
PurityMap ranks 2 cities in Aiken County by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record. Scores belong to water systems, not to cities. The highest published score is North Augusta's main water system: NORTH AUGUSTA CITY OF (SC0210003) · PWSID SC0210003 · Purity Score 99 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level. The ranking compares the records, not which city's water is safest, and your own tap can differ with household plumbing.
How many Aiken County cities have PFAS above the federal limit?
None of the 2 Aiken County cities on record had a regulated PFAS above the 2024 federal limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing. PFAS were detected below the limit in 1.
Is there lead in Aiken County tap water?
Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 2 of 2 Aiken County cities reported a value above zero, and none was above the 15 µg/L federal action level. Lead usually comes from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink.
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