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Water hardness in Columbia

Find official utility reports, understand hardness, and check the water system serving your home in Columbia, South Carolina.

Utility-reported hardness

Not yet available

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State comparison
Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank
—
Matched utilities
10
Active health records
0

Your tap water

What does the utility report?

Match the utility name to your water bill. These results describe the utility’s water, not a test at your home. A ZIP can include several water systems.

Utility hardness unavailable in this index

Nearby river or groundwater samples cannot tell us the hardness coming out of your tap. Ask your water provider for total hardness as CaCO₃, or test it at home.

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Match the name on your water bill

Your utility’s measurements and compliance records

These are possible serving systems. A record for one system does not apply to every home in this ZIP. Confirm your provider before interpreting a measurement or notice. Federal records can lag current utility notices.

EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.

Columbia City Of (sc4010001)

SC4010001 · Surface water · 354,068 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (2)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.005 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

33% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023

Chlorite

EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation

Reported violation
Reported level
1.33 MG/L
Maximum contaminant level
1 MG/L

133% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Dec 1, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024

Violation history (2)
Imported violation history for Columbia City Of (sc4010001)
RuleStatusPeriod
ChloriteHealth-basedResolvedDec 1, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024
Revised Total Coliform RuleHealth-basedResolvedApr 1, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021

Bay Capital Water Works (sc4050031)

SC4050031 · Groundwater · 647 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Bgwc Charleswood S/d (4050008)

SC4050008 · Surface water · 484 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Bgwc Farrowwood Estates (sc4050012)

SC4050012 · Surface water · 356 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (3)
Imported violation history for Bgwc Farrowwood Estates (sc4050012)
RuleStatusPeriod
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedJun 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedJun 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
ChlorineResolvedApr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022

Bgwc Washington Heights (sc4050013)

SC4050013 · Surface water · 190 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.002 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

13% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Silver Hill Manuf Home Comm. (sc4060019)

SC4060019 · Groundwater · 180 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.001 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024

Violation history (2)
Imported violation history for Silver Hill Manuf Home Comm. (sc4060019)
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleUnaddressedOct 1, 2025
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Oct 1, 2022

Freeway Mhp (sc4060005)

SC4060005 · Groundwater · 135 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Palmetto Park (4060006)

SC4060006 · Groundwater · 132 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (2)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.012 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

80% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Above action level
Reported level
2.52 mg/L
Action level
1.3 mg/L

194% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 1995 to Jun 30, 1995

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Lakewood Mhp (sc4060032)

SC4060032 · Groundwater · 110 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (2)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Above action level
Reported level
2 mg/L
Action level
1.3 mg/L

154% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2003 to Jun 30, 2003

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Sandy Hill Mhp (sc4060064)

SC4060064 · Groundwater · 81 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

Find this utility’s official report →
Measurements (2)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.007 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

47% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Above action level
Reported level
3.735 mg/L
Action level
1.3 mg/L

287% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2001 to Jun 30, 2001

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

City summary

What the indexed records say

Columbia has 13 published ZIP profiles across Richland County and Kershaw County and Lexington County. The regional-evidence median is 12 PPM. The city does not meet the stricter comparison standard.

The 12–12.8 PPM range shows how much the available ZIP estimates vary within the city label.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft3 ZIPs
Moderately hard0 ZIPs
Hard0 ZIPs
Very hard0 ZIPs

3 of 13 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance
20.5 miles
Profiles with evidence
3/13

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 3Low: 0

Observation window: Nov 13, 2023 to Dec 18, 2023.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Columbia

Open a ZIP for site-level provenance and measurements.

Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

  1. 1. Open your ZIP. Check distance, dates, confidence, and the associated utility.
  2. 2. Read the current CCR. Confirm source water, detections, limits, ranges, and notices.
  3. 3. Use a measured hardness result. Confirm health concerns or treatment sizing with the right method.

Questions people ask

About water in Columbia

Is the water hard?

Check the utility-reported result above when available. Nearby environmental samples cannot establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

Is the tap water safe?

Compliance history is utility-wide and cannot guarantee conditions at every tap. Check current notices and test when address-specific evidence is needed.

Do I need treatment?

Choose treatment only after confirming the problem at the property. A softener targets hardness; contaminant treatment requires a matching, verified performance claim.