Health Information
- CDC's drinking water Web site
- EPA's Drinking Water and Health: What You Need to Know
- Information About Drinking Water Regarding Children
- For Schools: Reducing Lead in Drinking Water
- Medline Plus: Drinking Water
Contaminants in Drinking Water
- DHEC's Common Water Quality Problems and their 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
Consumer Information
- EPA's Consumer Information Web Site
- NSF - National Sanitation Foundation
- EPA's WaterSense Program
- EPA's Water on Tap: What You Need to Know
- Care And Maintenance of Your Well
DHEC Fact Sheets
Private Well Owners
- DHEC's Residential Well Program
- Testing Your Drinking Water from a Private Well
- EPA's Private Drinking Water Wells
Resources for Public Water Systems
- 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
Resources for Teachers
- Lesson Plans Tied to National Standards
- Resources for Teachers and Kids
- Water and Energy Science Fair Experiments
Professional Drinking Water Organizations
- SCAWWA - South Carolina Chapter of the American Water Works Association
- WEASC - Water Environment Association of South Carolina
- SCRWA - South Carolina Rural Water Association
Sources:
Contact
- 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 DHEC Regional Offices
- 24-HOUR EMERGENCY CONTACT: (888) 481-0125