On Thursday, July 24, Spartanburg Water System (SWS) experienced a water main break in the Union St. area of Spartanburg, near the entrance to Duncan Park. A contractor has been working in the area to replace the aged water line. The break caused some customers to experience an interruption of service or low water pressure. A Boil Water Advisory is currently in effect for the following addresses impacted:
1. 601 UNION ST
2. 631 UNION ST
3. 635 UNION ST
4. 432 VIRGINIA ST
5. 436 VIRGINIA ST
6. 444 VIRGINIA ST
7. 450 VIRGINIA ST
8. 454 VIRGINIA ST
9. 470 VIRGINIA ST
10. 494 VIRGINIA ST
11. 717 UNION ST
12. 725 UNION ST
13. 801 UNION ST
14. 827 UNION ST
15. 903 UNION ST
16. 905 UNION ST
17. 911 UNION ST
18. 1011 UNION ST
19. 1015 UNION ST
20. 1025 UNION ST
21. 1027 UNION ST
For the full advisory:
Our membership in the Partnership for Safe Water and our latest Water Quality Reports can be found here.
Spartanburg Water has been an active member for more than 20 years of the Partnership for Safe Water, a national volunteer initiative developed by the EPA and other leading water organizations representing water suppliers striving to provide their communities with drinking water quality that surpasses the required federal standards. The program's ultimate goal is to maximize public health protection.
In 2025, R.B. Simms Drinking Water Treatment Facility received the AWWA Phase III Directors Award for Water Treatment for the 24th year., for calendar year 2023.The Directors Award recognizes systems that have completed a successful review in the Partnership's Self-Assessment and Peer Review Phase, a phase in which utilities examine the capabilities of their treatment plant operation and administration and then create a plan for implementing improvements and maintaining compliance with the voluntary goals of the Partnership. In 2024, our Landrum Water Treatment Facility was awarded the AWWA Phase III Directors Award for the 17th consecutive year.
Maintaining Directors Award status for multiple years demonstrates our philosophy of constant vigilance to improve water quality and area optimization of our water treatment assets.
Developed by the EPA and other water organizations striving to provide optimum quality drinking water, the Partnership currently includes 250 water utilities, collectively serving more than 89 million people. This represents approximately 40 percent of the U.S. population served by surface water systems. Spartanburg Water's ongoing participation in the program includes a rigorous review of treatment practices developed by national experts, and also includes a four-step, self-assessment and peer review process.