FAQs • Where does Charleston Water System water come from? (2024)

FAQs

FAQs • Where does Charleston Water System water come from? ›

Where does Charleston Water System water come from? We treat water from the Edisto River and the Bushy Park Reservoir, both of which are surface water sources. The water is treated at our Hanahan Water Treatment Plant, which is permitted to treat up to 115.4 million gallons per day (mgd).

Charleston Water System's drinking water comes from two surface water sources: The Bushy Park Reservoir in Berkeley County (our primary source) and the Edisto River in Dorchester County. Deep tunnels carry water from these sources to our Hanahan Water Treatment Plant.

Is my water safe to drink or is bottled water or filtered water safer? Yes, Charleston Water System tap water meets or exceeds all drinking water standards and is safe to drink. Bottled or filtered water is also high quality, but it is much more expensive than tap water.

South Carolina water hardness is considered very low, with an average water hardness of 25 PPM. Charleston, the most populous South Carolina city, has a water hardness level of 29 PPM. Colombia the state capital, has 11 PPM, which according to USGS water hardness measures is very soft.

We provide safe, clean drinking water to more than 400,000 people in parts of Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester Counties of South Carolina.

Where does my drinking water come from? Your drinking water comes from either groundwater (wells) or surface water sources (rivers, lakes, or reservoirs). In South Carolina, about 80% of public water systems use surface water as their source of drinking water and about 20% use groundwater.

Charleston Harbor is now the deepest port on the East Coast at 52 feet, a milestone definitely worth celebrating. On Dec. 5, 2022, Gov.

The Charleston Harbor is an inlet (8 sq mi/20.7 km²) of the Atlantic Ocean at Charleston, South Carolina. The inlet is formed by the junction of Ashley and Cooper rivers at 32°49′7.10″N 79°55′40.41″W.

Charleston Water System uses chlorine dioxide and a combination of chlorine and ammonia called chloramines to disinfect the water. Fluoride is also added support good dental health.

Charleston Harbor is an estuary along the southeast coast of the United States and serves as the major port for the city of Charleston, South Carolina. The estuary is formed by the junction of the Ashley, Cooper, and Wando Rivers at 32°49′7.10″N 79°55′40.41″W.

How is the water quality in South Carolina? ›

South Carolina's water systems have a very high overall compliance with all chemical and biological drinking water standards and federal lead action levels. DHEC promotes voluntary compliance with state and federal drinking water standards and also helps water systems achieve optimized water quality levels.

It lies on the southern Eastern Seaboard of the United States. Shaped like an inverted triangle with an east-west base of 285 miles (459 km) and a north-south extent of about 225 miles (360 km), the state is bounded on the north by North Carolina, on the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the southwest by Georgia.

We have over 14,000 miles of rivers; more than 1,400 ponds and lakes of at least 10 acres in size; and 16 lakes or reservoirs larger than 1,000 acres (S.C.

The Charleston Harbor area is unique among the state's saltwater fisheries. The Charleston Harbor area is arguably the center of South Carolina's coastal fishery, and in more ways that just geography.

An estimated 6 million people in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties rely on the Biscayne Aquafer for water, Elsner said. The Biscayne Aquifer is shallower — about 150 feet deep — than the Floridan and has fresh water replenished by rainfall or Lake Okeechobee during drought.

PFAS is a massive chemical family with thousands of member compounds, some of which can take hundreds of years to break down — hence their nickname “forever chemicals.” Charleston Water System serves about 125,600 customers in the region.