The group collecting the water, Hometown Projects SC, became involved after learning late last year about an array of drinking water complaints in Denmark.
The bottled water drive, going on all week at Segra Park, shows concerns about Denmark are spreading across South Carolina, organizers said Monday.
People like Leah Thomas said they are glad to help.
“I’m very aware of the situation they have going on down there in Denmark,’’ said Thomas, who dropped off three cases of water Monday.
The support should be broader.’’ Concerns in Denmark, a town of about 3,500 located an hour’s drive south of Columbia, center on discolored, smelly water, as well as the city’s decision to inject a slime-killing chemical — not federally approved — into the city’s water for 10 years without the public’s knowledge.
Lawsuits have been filed against the city this year over the quality of its drinking water.
The ingredients in Halosan can cause skin and eye irritation if the product is not administered properly.
At one point several years ago, town water operators were unfamiliar with the system being used to inject the chemical into the water, The State reported last year.
Jenni Byrne and Cedric Flemming, who are coordinating the bottled water drive in Columbia, said they plan to deliver to the water to Denmark early next month.
Anyone interested in dropping off bottled water for Denmark can do so at Segra Park from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday.

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) – Segra Park will be the site of a water drive with all donations going to residents of Denmark, SC, a city who have long battled city and state officials about the condition of their water.
The conditions of the drinking water in Denmark have been an issue since the chemical HaloSan was discovered in the water.
The well was being treated for iron bacteria by using HaloSan, according to SC DHEC.
“DHEC recognizes that citizens have questions and concerns about the safety of the City of Denmark’s water supply, including the use of HaloSan in one well,” SC DHEC said in a previous statement to WIS. “In August, the City of Denmark notified DHEC that the well where HaloSan had been used was removed from service.
The City’s current drinking water supply comes from three other wells where HaloSan was not and is not used.” Multiple lawsuits have been filed against the city of Denmark and their use of HaloSan in the drinking water, with one lawsuit stating that the use of the chemical in the water caused "burning, rash, itching, skin discoloration/redness, blistering, and allergic-type reactions,” making the water unusable.
The drive will be from Feb. 4 to Feb. 8 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at Segra Park.
Water can be dropped off at the First Base Building – look for a sign that says "WATER DROP OFF HERE."
You can donate any bottled water – bottles, jugs, etc., just make sure they are sealed.

Residents of Heritage Hills Mobile Home Park were without water Tuesday night after a fire in a utility building.
Firefighters responded about 6:20 p.m. to a report of flames in what Pulaski Township Fire Department Chief Guy Morse called a water treatment building.
Adding to firefighters concerns was the presence of a propane storage tank behind the building, and Morse remained on site after the fire was extinguished, awaiting the arrival of a truck that would pump out the tank.
In the meantime, residents of the mobile home park were without water, and Morse contacted Lawrence County Emergency Management, which was arranging for water buffaloes to be delivered to provide drinking water.
The park manager also was arranging for water to be delivered, Morse said.
The 911 call reporting the fire came from a passer-by, whom Morse credited with helping the department knock down the flames quickly.
"The building is still standing," he said, "because of the actions initiated by that person that enabled us to get a good start on it."
"Thanks to all of them," he said, "we had ample water on scene."
No injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Joe Edgecombe came across this pile of unopened water he estimated to be about 6 feet tall and 25 feet across at Harder’s Park.
The pile is believed to have been left by contractors or relief workers in the area after Hurricane Michael.
[CONTRIBUTED PHOTO] The county is unsure of who exactly left the water behind, but because of concerns about its safety and how long it’s been in the sun, the water will need to be thrown away.
PANAMA CITY – While recently hiking at Harder’s Park, Joe Edgecombe came across a “huge pile” of unopened cases of bottled water that he estimated to be over 6 feet tall and 25 feet across.
“Why was perfect water wasted?” Edgecombe, who was shocked about the unused water, wrote to The News Herald.
Who exactly the water belonged to is unknown, but Bay County officials believe it was left behind by contractors working in the area after Hurricane Michael—another lingering reminder of the storm’s aftermath in Bay County.
Harder’s Park was one of the staging areas used by contractors.
The water will have to be thrown away since there are concerns about its safety due to how long it was left in the sun, according to information supplied by the county.
“It’s just sad, unopened cases,” Edgecombe said when The News Herald later told him the backstory.
“I know (contractors) were overwhelmed with the amount of volume (of supplies) they got.”

The year 2019 is going to be a challenging one for the cash-rich civic body as it will have to deal with a host of problems like parking issues and fire incidents.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will carry on with its water cuts and initiatives to prevent fire incidents in 2019, quite as part of its work in 2018.
The civic body that had already received criticism for 10 per cent water cut in various parts of the city right after Diwali, had an addition to its list of problems with the frequent fire incidents.
However, according to civic officials, water scarcity will be of greater consequence in the summer months when requirement increases and the BMC is expected to meet them with their limited resources.
Aabidi Surti from the Drop Dead Foundation said that around 30 per cent water goes waste in the city.
"It is every individual’s responsibility to prevent wastage of water.
When asked to comment on frequent fire incidents and people losing their lives, advocate Prakash Devdas, President, Municipal Fire Brigade Official Association said combating fire incidents will be another important challenge before the BMC.
He further added,"The failure in implementation of the Act resulted in frequent fire incidents."
In addition to all of this, parking issues across the city is another area the civic body will have to work on.
The civic body that had already received criticism for 10 per cent water cut in various parts of the city right after Diwali, had an addition to its list of problems with the frequent fire incidents

For the second time this year, state health officials have issued a boil water advisory for Western Acres Mobile Home Court in Reno County due to the property owner’s failure to test the water.
The trailer park at 4718 Nickerson Blvd.
is on a public water supply maintained by the park’s owners.
The state previously issued a boil advisory in late February for the same issue.
At that time it took more than 2 ½ weeks to resolve, with the order lifted March 8.
The park at that time was managed by Justin Witt of Premium Management, 322 N. Main St.
The park’s co-owner is Vince Stephens.
Residents in the park should observe the following precautions until further notice: • Boil water for one minute before drinking or food preparation or use bottled water.
• Dispose of ice cubes and do not use ice from a household automatic icemaker.
• Disinfect dishes and other food contact surfaces by immersion for at least one minute in clean tap water that contains one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water.

SARTELL — Sartell Mobile Home Park’s water is still waiting to be cleared as safe to drink by the Department of Health until Friday morning after a notice went out to residents it may be contaminated by bacteria, including E. coli.
This is after some park residents had been without running water for nearly a week when a water line burst under one of the homes on Thursday, June 21.
As per standard procedure, the health department must take samples of the water once it has been turned back on to test for drinkability.
Larsen did take samples of the park’s water Thursday morning and said those results will be available before noon on Friday.
Siekawitch said he then called up some other members of the church.
In response to the Sartell Mobile Home Park’s water problem, especially for those reporting poor water quality, other Sartell residents have become concerned for their own water.
Many people in the city have been experiencing water discoloration as well in recent weeks.
Kothenbeutel said the city sends 15 water samples to the state a month.
So, for Sartell residents outside of the mobile home park who are seeing their water momentarily run brown, Kothenbeutel said to just let it run.
Eventually it will turn clear and be fine to drink again.

SARTELL — Residents of Sartell Mobile Home Park were notified their water may be contaminated with E.coli bacteria Wednesday night.
That is, if they had water at all.
It urged residents to boil all water first before drinking it.
Tuesday afternoon the home was moved to access the burst line.
However, even when the water is restored the residents will need the state health department to test it to confirm it’s safe to drink, especially with the latest warning of bacteria.
Kim Larsen, district engineer for the Minnesota Department of Health, had not been made aware of the water issue at the park until receiving a call for interview from the Times Wednesday morning.
The inspection found "the current shelter is moldy and it is our understanding that the City of Sartell no longer approves of the plan to shelter."
Inspectors posed action to the park to "provide a flow test" to ensure the system can supply the required minimum of 150 gallons of water a day to each home.
For the water issue this was Aug. 31, 2017; The storm shelter was to be fixed by Dec. 31, 2017.
But now with bacteria and E.coli on the line, residents of Sartell Mobile Home Park should wait until tests come back showing water is clean and drinkable.

SARTELL — Residents of Sartell Mobile Home Park were notified their water may be contaminated with E.coli bacteria Wednesday night.
That is, if they had water at all.
It urged residents to boil all water first before drinking it.
Tuesday afternoon the home was moved to access the burst line.
However, even when the water is restored the residents will need the state health department to test it to confirm it’s safe to drink, especially with the latest warning of bacteria.
Kim Larsen, district engineer for the Minnesota Department of Health, had not been made aware of the water issue at the park until receiving a call for interview from the Times Wednesday morning.
The inspection found "the current shelter is moldy and it is our understanding that the City of Sartell no longer approves of the plan to shelter."
Inspectors posed action to the park to "provide a flow test" to ensure the system can supply the required minimum of 150 gallons of water a day to each home.
For the water issue this was Aug. 31, 2017; The storm shelter was to be fixed by Dec. 31, 2017.
But now with bacteria and E.coli on the line, residents of Sartell Mobile Home Park should wait until tests come back showing water is clean and drinkable.

Chapman Lake, located in the middle of Tetrahedron Provincial Park, is at the centre of a dispute over the future of the park and the role it should have in the region’s water supply.
(Sunshine Coast Region District) What is the purpose of a provincial park?
Janyk is one of a number of people fighting a plan by the Sunshine Coast Regional District to install a new pipeline to draw more water from a lake in the centre of the park.
Drought triggered changes Chapman Lake has been the primary water source for the region since long before the provincial park was established in 1995.
But two droughts in the summer of 2015 and 2017 pushed the region into Stage 4 water restrictions, forcing the district to reassess its water supply, including how much water it draws out of Chapman Lake.
"If they do that, its going to fundamentally ruin the park, and its not going to solve the long-term problem for the Sunshine Coast Regional District, which requires more and more water," said Janyk.
Protecting the local water supply But others like SCRD Director Mark Lebbell say Chapman Lake was always intended to be the main water source for the region, even before the park was created in 1995 by the NDP.
At the time, many looked on the creation of the park as the best way to protect the watershed from logging.
"There are alternatives that the regional district can pursue," said Janyk.
An open house is not a proper process for the significance of what is being proposed here."