Tap water in Folly Beach, SC — ZIP 29439
2 public water systems serving about 283,857 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.
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Failing
PFAS detected: at least one system serving this ZIP reported PFAS in EPA UCMR 5
testing. Levels and the 2024 federal limits are shown per system below.
Water systems serving 29439
Charleston Water System (Sc1010001)
PWSID SC1010001 · serves 278,771 ·
surface water
2 health-based / 2 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 6.5 ppt — above federal limit
Folly Beach City Of (1010005)
PWSID SC1010005 · serves 5,086 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 8.1 ppt — above federal limit
Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology