Updated 2026-09-16

County water report

Newberry County Water Quality

Name: Newberry County Water Quality Data (2026)
Creator: PurityMap
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Newberry County, South Carolina: one city report built from EPA and utility records. A county has many suppliers; each city shows the system that serves it.

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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.

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)NEWBERRY CITY OF (SC3610001)4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA11.3 ng/L

NEWBERRY CITY OF (SC3610001)11.3 ng/LSample date: 2023-03-21 to 2024-01-04

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)NEWBERRY CITY OF (SC3610001)4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA6.3 ng/L

NEWBERRY CITY OF (SC3610001)6.3 ng/LSample date: 2023-03-21 to 2024-01-04

Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)NEWBERRY CITY OF (SC3610001)10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA10.2 ng/L

NEWBERRY CITY OF (SC3610001)10.2 ng/LSample date: 2023-03-21 to 2024-01-04

Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)NEWBERRY CITY OF (SC3610001)2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPA4.1 ng/L

NEWBERRY CITY OF (SC3610001)4.1 ng/LSample date: 2023-03-21 to 2024-01-04

Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)NEWBERRY CITY OF (SC3610001)400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) · Michigan EGLE5.9 ng/L

NEWBERRY CITY OF (SC3610001)5.9 ng/LSample date: 2023-03-21 to 2024-01-04

Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)NEWBERRY CITY OF (SC3610001)No federal or state limit; shown for transparency6.5 ng/L

NEWBERRY CITY OF (SC3610001)6.5 ng/LSample date: 2023-03-21 to 2024-01-04

Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)NEWBERRY CITY OF (SC3610001)No federal or state limit; shown for transparency6.4 ng/L

NEWBERRY CITY OF (SC3610001)6.4 ng/LSample date: 2023-03-21 to 2024-01-04

24 substances tested, none detected in this systemShow

Tested in this system: NEWBERRY CITY OF (SC3610001)

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)
Lead (90th percentile)
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)
Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)
Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)

1 city

Cities ranked by the records

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NewberryNEWBERRY CITY OF (SC3610001)
PFAS above limit
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Showing 1 of 1 cities · scores are system-level, not tap tests

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.

PFAS in Newberry County1 of 1 city reports a regulated PFAS above the federal limit

Newberry11.3 ng/L

4.0 ng/L federal MCL · PFOS, ng/LPFAS in South Carolina

Lead

0of 1 city 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 Carolina

Who supplies the county

Largest water systems

NewberryNEWBERRY CITY OF (SC3610001) · SC3610001
10,810 served

Questions

Frequently asked

How does Newberry County tap water compare across cities?

PurityMap ranks 1 city in Newberry 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 Newberry's main water system: NEWBERRY CITY OF (SC3610001) · PWSID SC3610001 · Purity Score 57 (Fair) · 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 Newberry County cities have PFAS above the federal limit?

1 city of 1 had at least one regulated PFAS (PFOA, PFOS or PFHxS) measured above the 2024 federal limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing, including Newberry (PFOS 11.3 ng/L). PFAS were detected at any level in 1.

Is there lead in Newberry County tap water?

Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 0 of 1 Newberry 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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