No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years; latest legal-limit breach in the period starting July 2023.
Serves about 10,263 people (4,633 connections) with surface water bought from Greenville Water.
From EPA's record for SC3910001. PurityMap is independent of Pickens WTP (SC3910001).
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1 health-based violation in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
| Period | Contaminant | Measured | Legal limit | EPA status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul–Sep 2023 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 0.062 mg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Archived |
EPA required this system to test for 30 unregulated and emerging contaminants, from November 2023 to August 2024.
| Contaminant | Result | Limit | Status | Sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals) | < 5 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| Lithium | < 9 µg/L | 10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | < 6 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | < 20 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | < 3 ng/L | 2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | < 3 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | < 3 ng/L | 400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | < 4 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA) | < 8 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | < 7 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-11-07 to 2024-08-19 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PICKENS WTP (SC3910001) (SC3910001) |
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Follow this water →Pickens WTP (SC3910001)'s phone number on EPA record is 864-878-6421. Its mailing address is CITY OF PICKENS, PO BOX 217, PICKENS, SC 29671-0217.
According to EPA's record, Pickens WTP (SC3910001) uses surface water bought from Greenville Water.
EPA's record shows 1 health-based violation for Pickens WTP (SC3910001) in the 10 years to July 9, 2026. No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years. The latest legal-limit breach on record was in the period starting July 2023. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
The 90th-percentile lead result in Pickens WTP (SC3910001)'s latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2025, was 4 µg/L, below the federal action level of 15 µg/L.
PurityMap has no verified website for Pickens WTP (SC3910001). Its phone number on EPA record is 864-878-6421. Its mailing address on EPA record is CITY OF PICKENS, PO BOX 217, PICKENS, SC 29671-0217. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.