BLUFFTON, SC · Beaufort County

WHALE BRANCH CREEK LLC (0760071) Water System

Inactive system

This water system is marked inactive in EPA’s federal records as of May 24, 2016. It is no longer an operating public water system under this PWSID, and no compliance deadlines — including the 2027 Consumer Confidence Report rule — apply to it.

If you are a resident looking for your current water provider, see water systems in Beaufort County, SC.

Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace South Carolina’s official records. Always confirm current status with South Carolina before making decisions based on this information.

System facts

System ID (PWSID): SC0760071
System type: Community Water System
Population served: 0
Service connections: 10
Ownership: privately owned
Water source: groundwater (wells)

WHALE BRANCH CREEK LLC (0760071) formerly served 0 people from groundwater.

EPA's federal records list this system as inactive in 2016; the record below is historical.

As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 14 entries between 1992 and 2011, all of which EPA lists as closed. Nothing has been added since 2011.

Of the 14, 12 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves the Total Coliform Rules, the Lead and Copper Rule, and the Consumer Confidence Rule.

Violation history

Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R
—
Lead and Copper Rule
October 1, 2011 – May 24, 2016
Resolved
Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)
—
Coliform (TCR)
January 1, 2008 – January 31, 2008
Resolved
Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R
—
Lead and Copper Rule
January 1, 2008 – January 1, 2009
Resolved
Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)
—
Coliform (TCR)
August 1, 2007 – August 31, 2007
Resolved
Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)
—
Coliform (TCR)
September 1, 2005 – September 30, 2005
Resolved
Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)
—
Coliform (TCR)
November 1, 2001 – November 30, 2001
Resolved
Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting
—
Consumer Confidence Rule
October 1, 2001 – May 21, 2002
Resolved
Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)
—
Coliform (TCR)
October 1, 2000 – October 31, 2000
Archived
Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)
—
Coliform (TCR)
August 1, 1999 – August 31, 1999
Archived
Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)
—
Coliform (TCR)
July 1, 1999 – July 31, 1999
Archived
Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)
—
Coliform (TCR)
May 1, 1999 – May 31, 1999
Archived
Notification, Public
—
Lead and Copper Rule
January 1, 1996 – June 30, 1996
Resolved
Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu
—
Lead and Copper Rule
January 1, 1995 – January 10, 1998
Resolved
Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)
—
Coliform (TCR)
February 1, 1992 – February 29, 1992
Archived

Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)

Period	Violation	Contaminant / rule	Health-based	Status
October 1, 2011 – May 24, 2016	Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R	Lead and Copper Rule	—	Resolved
January 1, 2008 – January 31, 2008	Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)	Coliform (TCR)	—	Resolved
January 1, 2008 – January 1, 2009	Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R	Lead and Copper Rule	—	Resolved
August 1, 2007 – August 31, 2007	Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)	Coliform (TCR)	—	Resolved
September 1, 2005 – September 30, 2005	Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)	Coliform (TCR)	—	Resolved
November 1, 2001 – November 30, 2001	Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)	Coliform (TCR)	—	Resolved
October 1, 2001 – May 21, 2002	Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting	Consumer Confidence Rule	—	Resolved
October 1, 2000 – October 31, 2000	Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)	Coliform (TCR)	—	Archived
August 1, 1999 – August 31, 1999	Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)	Coliform (TCR)	—	Archived
July 1, 1999 – July 31, 1999	Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)	Coliform (TCR)	—	Archived
May 1, 1999 – May 31, 1999	Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)	Coliform (TCR)	—	Archived
January 1, 1996 – June 30, 1996	Notification, Public	Lead and Copper Rule	—	Resolved
January 1, 1995 – January 10, 1998	Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu	Lead and Copper Rule	—	Resolved
February 1, 1992 – February 29, 1992	Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)	Coliform (TCR)	—	Archived

Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)

Enforcement actions

September 6, 2016State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
March 8, 2016State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
March 8, 2016State Public Notification requested1 linked violation
August 18, 2009State Public Notification requested1 linked violation
August 18, 2009State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
August 18, 2009State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
July 1, 2009State Public Notification received1 linked violation
January 1, 2009State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
October 15, 2008State Administrative/Compliance Order with penalty issuedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
August 21, 2008State Show-Cause hearinggeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
August 1, 2008State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
July 30, 2008State Public Notification requested1 linked violation
July 30, 2008State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
July 28, 2008State Formal Notice of Violation issuedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
July 1, 2008State Public Notification received1 linked violation
February 28, 2008State Public Notification requested1 linked violation
February 28, 2008State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
February 7, 2008State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
October 1, 2007State Compliance achieved3 linked violations
September 21, 2007State Public Notification requested1 linked violation
September 21, 2007State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
August 22, 2007State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
August 22, 2007State Public Notification requested1 linked violation
August 10, 2007State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
August 10, 2007State Public Notification requested1 linked violation
July 1, 2006State Public Notification received1 linked violation
April 25, 2006State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
October 25, 2005State Public Notification requested3 linked violations
January 1, 2004State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
August 15, 2003State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
August 4, 2003State Public Notification received1 linked violation
July 25, 2003State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
May 30, 2002State Public Notification received1 linked violation
May 21, 2002State Show-Cause hearing1 linked violation
May 21, 2002State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
May 3, 2002State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
May 1, 2002State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
January 9, 2002State Violation/Reminder Notice2 linked violations
December 4, 2001State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
October 22, 2001State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
August 6, 2001State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
November 21, 2000State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
September 29, 1999State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
August 27, 1999State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
July 16, 1999State Violation/Reminder Notice2 linked violations
June 28, 1999State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
January 10, 1998State Compliance achieved3 linked violations
July 10, 1997State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
June 18, 1997State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
April 16, 1990State Violation/Reminder Notice2 linked violations

Last known contact on file (system is inactive)

JONES, PIKE

843-247-5040

BLUFFTON, SC 29910