What does 'people served' mean?

People served refers to the total population that receives water service from the utility. This number represents the estimated number of residents within the utility's service area.

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Drinking Water Utilities in South Carolina

Q: How many drinking water utilities are in South Carolina?

South Carolina has 75 drinking water utilities serving more than 10,000 people listed in this directory.

Browse utilities serving more than 10,000 people by location and population served.

Utilities listed

Total people served

3,311,843

Largest utility

Greenville Water System

361,636 people

Coverage

100%

with population data

South Carolina has 75 drinking water utilities serving more than 10,000 people in this directory. The largest utility by population served is Greenville Water System, serving 361,636 people. Utilities are listed with their city location and population served.

People Served:

01,000,000

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Utility Name	City	People Served	Action
Greenville Water System	Greenville	361,636	View Profile
City of Columbia	Columbia	319,500	View Profile
Charleston Water System	Charleston	234,333	View Profile
Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority	Conway	172,016	View Profile
Spartanburg Water System	Spartanburg	142,671	View Profile
Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority	Okatie	120,236	View Profile
Mt Pleasant Water Works	Mount Pleasant	82,125	View Profile
Summerville	Summerville	81,750	View Profile
City of Rock Hill	Rock Hill	74,377	View Profile
City of Florence	Florence	70,925	View Profile
Lancaster County Water and Sewer District	Lancaster	63,258	View Profile
Bcwsa Sangaree WD	Moncks Corner	62,883	View Profile
SJWD Middle Tyger WTP	Lyman	60,592	View Profile
City of Sumter	Sumter	53,070	View Profile
City of Myrtle Beach	Myrtle Beach	50,920	View Profile
Greenwood CPW	Greenwood	47,947	View Profile
Darlington County W&SA	Darlington	45,911	View Profile
City of Aiken	Aiken	42,286	View Profile
Greer CPW	Greer	41,751	View Profile
Orangeburg DPU	Orangeburg	41,440	View Profile
Electric City Utilities	Anderson	38,594	View Profile
GCWSD Waccamaw Neck	Pawleys Island	38,364	View Profile
Blue Ridge Water Company Inc	Greer	36,378	View Profile
Laurens County W&S Comm.	Laurens	36,314	View Profile
Powdersville Water District	Powdersville	35,000	View Profile
Joint Municipal WSC	Lexington	34,317	View Profile
City of Seneca	Seneca	33,916	View Profile
Inman Campobello WD	Inman	33,176	View Profile
Fort Jackson	Fort Jackson	32,391	View Profile
Easley Combined Util	Easley	29,967	View Profile
North Myrtle Beach	North Myrtle Beach	29,872	View Profile
City of West Columbia	West Columbia	29,294	View Profile
North Augusta	North Augusta	27,593	View Profile
Woodruff Roebuck WD	Woodruff	25,923	View Profile
Hilton Head PSD 1	Hilton Head Island	25,558	View Profile
York County East WD	York	25,218	View Profile
City of Goose Creek	Goose Creek	25,121	View Profile
Cassatt Water Kershaw-lee Company RWA	Cassatt	25,061	View Profile
Edgefield County WSA	Edgefield	24,978	View Profile
City of Conway	Conway	23,595	View Profile
DCWA Knightsville	Summerville	23,513	View Profile
DCPW Ashley Phosphate	Summerville	22,659	View Profile
Lexington	Lexington	21,500	View Profile
Lugoff Elgin Water Authority	Lugoff	20,584	View Profile
Chesterfield Rural Water	Chesterfield	20,239	View Profile
City of Cayce	Cayce	19,269	View Profile
South Island PSD	Hilton Head Island	18,299	View Profile
Clemson	Clemson	17,953	View Profile
LCF Water District	Chesnee	16,971	View Profile
Fort Mill	Fort Mill	16,943	View Profile

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Frequently Asked Questions

Definitions

People served: Total population supplied with water by the utility system.
Drinking water utility: A public water system that provides potable (safe to drink) water to residential and commercial customers through a distribution network.