Public water system record
Town of Kingstree
Serves Kingstree, Williamsburg County, SC · 6,009 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Kingstree in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 11
Key facts
- Town of Kingstree draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by South Carolina, May 2024.
- Record on file since 1989, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,252 unknown out of 2,753 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 2, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 4, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 7, 2022 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 28, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 3, 2020 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 1989
EPA's records for Town of Kingstree go back to 1989. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 9 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began January 2011, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
South Carolina regulators and EPA took 3 formal enforcement actions against Town of Kingstree between 1993 and 2024. The most recent was an administrative penalty in May 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2024 | South Carolina | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: E. coli |
| May 22, 2024 | South Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: E. coli |
| Jul 29, 1993 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Town of Kingstree draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Town of Kingstree must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by South Carolina.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells