• CDC's drinking water website
• EPA's Drinking Water and Health: What You Need to Know
• For Schools: Reducing Lead in Drinking Water
• Medline Plus: Drinking Water

• SCDES's Common Water Quality Problems and Treatment
• Basic Information About Drinking Water Contaminants
• Listing of Additional Drinking Water Contaminants and EPA's Standards on Acceptable Amounts
• Health Effects of Contaminants in Drinking Water

• EPA's Consumer Information website
• NSF - National Sanitation Foundation
• EPA's WaterSense Program
• EPA's Water on Tap: What You Need to Know
• Care And Maintenance of Your Well

• Proper Disposal of Unwanted Medications
• The Facts on Water Conservation

• SCDES's Residential Well Program
• Testing Your Drinking Water from a Private Well
  • SCDES Certified Labs in South Carolina
• EPA's Private Drinking Water Wells

• Drinking Water Permitting and Monitoring - Overview
• Public Water Supplies - Wells
• Permits Forms, Guidance for Public Water Supplies
• Small Business Water Systems
• Water Treatment Plants - Classifications
• Compliance
• Enforcement, Violations - Drinking Water, Well Drilling
• Fees - Public Water Systems
• Operator Classification
• Capacity Development Strategy for Public Water Systems
• Laws and Regulations

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.

• Lesson Plans Tied to National Standards
• Resources for Teachers and Kids

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

• Wendi Smith, Program Manager, Drinking Water Compliance Monitoring Section, (803) 898-2382
• Richard Welch, Jr. P.E., Manager, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters Compliance, (803) 898-3546
• Greg Withycombe, Water Monitoring, Assessment and Protection for Private Wells, (803) 898-3232
• Local SCDES Regional Offices
• 24-HOUR EMERGENCY CONTACT: (888) 481-0125

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