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Dorchester County, South Carolina

Water Treatment inDorchester County, SC

Dorchester County, centered on Summerville, is one of the fastest-growing suburban markets in South Carolina. Summerville CPW treats groundwater from the Middendorf aquifer, and the primary in-home concerns are moderate hardness, chloramine taste, and disinfection byproducts. Outlying Dorchester County properties on private wells see the same iron and tannin mix common to the rest of the Coastal Plain.

What is in the water in Dorchester County

Primary utilities

  • Summerville Commissioners of Public Works (Summerville CPW)
  • Dorchester County Water Authority

Published water-quality reports

SOURCE-NEEDED: current-year CCR numeric extracts pending verification. Links go to the utility's own water-quality page.

Common concerns we treat

  • Moderate hardness from the Middendorf aquifer groundwater source
  • Chloramine taste and odor in distributed city water
  • Rapid suburban growth increasing demand on the Summerville CPW system
  • Disinfection byproducts on the annual CCR
  • Private wells on outlying Dorchester County parcels

Cities we serve in Dorchester County

1 city, one local crew.

Dorchester County Water Authority / Summerville CPW

Summerville, SC

Summerville Commissioners of Public Works treats groundwater from the Middendorf aquifer. Outlying Dorchester County properties commonly rely on private wells.

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Free in-home water test across Dorchester County.

We size the system to the actual water at your address, not a brochure. One free in-home test, real numbers, no obligation.