Email Outage: Sept. 6 - 9

The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services will be migrating email services and staff will be unable to send or receive messages from 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6 until 7 a.m. Monday, Sept. 9. Phone calls and text messages will not be interrupted during the email outage. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding and support as we make this transition to better serve you in the future.

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Access to safe drinking water is essential to human health. The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) administers and enforces drinking water quality standards and regulations – working with public water systems to keep our drinking water safe. South Carolina's water systems have a very high overall compliance with all chemical and biological drinking water standards and federal lead action levels.

Learn more about drinking water via the following information, resources, and links.

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Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SRF)

  • SRF funds are loans to assist public water systems with infrastructure improvements.
  • EPA awards these grants to states to establish this program.
  • For more information, visit EPA's SRF website.

  • SCAWWA: South Carolina Chapter of the American Water Works Association
  • WEASC: Water Environment Association of South Carolina
  • SCRWA: South Carolina Rural Water Association

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Boil Water Emergencies

Drinking Water Quality Data

Drinking Water Watch

Frequently Asked Questions

Lead and Drinking Water

Permits, Compliance and Monitoring

Concerns with Drinking Water

Protecting Your Water

Regulations

Resources, Links

Testing Your Water

Drinking Water Permitting

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