Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES HIF013683

KAPAA REFUSE TRANSFER STATION (3), Kapaa, HI: NPDES HIF013683 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
0Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
1Formal enforcement actions

KAPAA REFUSE TRANSFER STATION (3), held by County of Kauai, holds NPDES permit HIF013683. EPA’s file records it issued August 24, 2022 and expiring January 14, 2027.

KAPAA REFUSE TRANSFER STATION (3), Kapaa, Hawaii: Coverage under a general permit HIF013683, held by County of Kauai; Industrial stormwater; Effective; issued August 24, 2022, term to January 14, 2027, by Hawaii Dept of Health, Clean Water Branch.

July 7, 2026: State Administrative Order of Consent (State), $82,000 state or local penalty.

Hawaii holds 293 Industrial stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 222 were issued before HIF013683. County of Kauai holds 42 permits in Hawaii.

Other permits held by County of Kauai

COUNTY OF KAUAI WAILUA WWTP, Wailua: HI0020257, issued October 1, 2013
KAUAI COUNTY HANALEI TRANSFER STATION, Hanalei: HIF005843, issued March 18, 2009
LYDGATE PARK TO KAPAA BIKE/PEDESTRIAN PATH PHASE A, PROJECT NO. CMAQ-0700 (49): HIF006133, issued March 24, 2010
LYDGATE PARK TO KAPAA BIKE/PEDESTRIAN PATH PHASE A, PROJECT NO. CMAQ-0700 (49): HIF006139, issued April 15, 2010
KAUAI COUNTY HANAPEPE TRANSFER STATION, Eleele: HIF006154, issued May 11, 2010
KAPAA REFUSE TRANSFER STATION, Kapaa: HIF006158, issued May 17, 2010
LYDGATE PARK TO KAPAA BIKE/PEDESTRIAN PATH PHASE B, PROJECT NO. STP-0700 (61) (1: HIF006223, issued August 10, 2010
LYDGATE POND: HIF006281, issued October 28, 2010
WAINIHA BOOSTER PUMP AND HAENA STEEL TANK RENOVATIONS (1): HIF008139, issued March 28, 2011
KAUAI RESOURCE CENTER AND LIHUE TRANSFER STATION, Lihue: HIF008273, issued December 16, 2008

Coverages issued nearest HIF013683

August 9, 2022: HONOKOWAI BATCH PLANT, HIF013675, held by Hawaiian Cement
August 10, 2022: HART KAPOLEI CASTING YARD (2), Kapolei, HIF013680, held by Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation
August 17, 2022: PEARL HARBOR NAVAL SHIPYARD AND INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE FACILITY (PHNSY&IMF), Jbphh, HIF013634, held by United States of America
August 22, 2022: LIHUE REFUSE TRANSFER STATION, Lihue, HIF013681, held by County of Kauai
August 24, 2022: HANALEI REFUSE TRANSFER STATION, Hanalei, HIF013682, held by County of Kauai
August 24, 2022: HANAPEPE REFUSE TRANSFER STATION, Hanapepe, HIF013684, held by County of Kauai
August 24, 2022: CIP CEMENT PLANT, Kapolei, HIF013695, held by Hawaiian Cement
August 24, 2022: SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT LIH CWB NOI, Lihue, HIF013696, held by Signature Flight Support LIH
August 26, 2022: ALOHA AIR CARGO, Lihue, HIF013704, held by Aloha Air Cargo
September 19, 2022: MAUNA LOA HELICOPTERS, Honolulu, HIF013734, held by Hawaii Pacific Aviation Inc. dba Mauna Loa Helicopters

KAPAA REFUSE TRANSFER STATION (3) among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 15 discharge permits in the Kapaa Stream subwatershed (HUC 200700000202), HIF013683 among them. Its county holds 123, 2 of them major permits; HIF013683 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Kapaa Stream subwatershed (HUC 200700000202)

ASPHALT PAVEMENT PRESERVATION, RESURFACING, AND RECONSTRUCTION AT VARIOUS LOCATI, Unknown: HIF014078, minor permit, discharging to MOIKEHA CANAL, WAIKAEA CANAL, permit term to February 8, 2024
IMPROVEMENTS TO COLLECTOR ROADS - PORTIONS OF OLOHENA ROAD, KUKUI ST, ULU ST. -, Lihue: HIF014382, minor permit, permit term to January 28, 2029
KAPAA HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD IMPROVEMENTS, Kapaa: HIF014732, minor permit, permit term to January 28, 2029
KAPAA HOMESTEADS TANKS TWO 0.5 MG TANKS, Unknown: HIF011853, minor permit, discharging to MOIKEHA STREAM, permit term to February 8, 2024
KAPAA HOMESTEADS TANKS TWO 0.5 MG TANKS, Unknown: HIF015066, minor permit, permit term to January 28, 2029
KAPAA HOMESTEADS TANKS TWO 0.5 MG TANKS (2), Unknown: HIF013403, minor permit, permit term to January 14, 2027
KAPAA REFUSE TRANSFER STATION, Kapaa: HIF006158, minor permit, discharging to MOIKEHA STREAM, permit term to October 21, 2012
KAWAIHAU-HAU`A`ALA-MAILIHUNA COMPLETE STREETS, Unknown: HIF014442, minor permit, permit term to January 28, 2029
KULANA SUBDIVISION, Unknown: HIF006081, minor permit, discharging to ASSOCIATION OF APARTMENT OWNERS OF KULANA. FOR AD, permit term to December 5, 2018
LOT 83 KAPAA HOMESTEADS (HAUIKI HUI), Kapaa: HIF011115, minor permit, discharging to KAINAHOLA STREAM, permit term to December 5, 2018

Identity

Facility as filed	KAPAA REFUSE TRANSFER STATION (3)
Permittee as filed	County of Kauai
NPDES ID	HIF013683
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Coverage under a general permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Program	Industrial stormwater
Issued	August 24, 2022
Expiration date	January 14, 2027
Issuing agency	Hawaii Dept of Health, Clean Water Branch
Address	Kapaa, HI 96746
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Kapaa Stream (HUC 200700000202)
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler HIR000074658

Effluent limits and exceedances

0Pollutants on file
0Under a numeric limit
0With a violation of any kind
0With an effluent exceedance

EPA’s limits and effluent violation files hold no pollutant row for NPDES HIF013683.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES HIF013683.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES HIF013683.

Formal enforcement and penalties

1 formal actions, 1 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency	Federal penalty	State or local penalty
July 7, 2026	State Administrative Order of Consent	State		$82,000

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES HIF013683.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.

Of the 24 storm water industrial permits in Kauai County, 0.0% carry a recorded violation, and KAPAA REFUSE TRANSFER STATION (3) falls within that group. Counting this permit among the 24 Kauai County permits, 87.5% were issued before it. The Kapaa Stream subwatershed (HUC 200700000202) holds 15 NPDES permits, including this permit, and the permit records 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.