Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0035971
KINGSTREE TOWN OF, Kingstree, SC: NPDES SC0035971 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
KINGSTREE TOWN OF holds NPDES permit SC0035971, which discharges to Black River. EPA’s file records it issued April 9, 2025 and expiring April 30, 2030. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | KINGSTREE TOWN OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | KINGSTREE TOWN OF |
| NPDES ID | SC0035971 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 9, 2025 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2030 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Kingstree, SC 29556 |
| Receiving water | Black River |
| Subwatershed | Upper Sampit River (HUC 030402070104) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler SCD000616318 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 25Pollutants on file
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 16With a violation of any kind
- 13With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyanide, free-water plus wastewaters | 0 | 29 | 29 | November 30, 2023 | 1,669% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 21 | 21 | February 28, 2023 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 12 | 12 | December 31, 2016 | 99,999% over the limit |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 12 | 10 | June 30, 2022 | 150% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 5 | 5 | February 29, 2024 | 1,991% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 4 | 4 | February 28, 2023 | 486% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 3 | 3 | June 30, 2007 | 91% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 3 | 3 | November 30, 2022 | 53% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 3 | 3 | February 28, 2023 | 26% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 3 | 3 | January 31, 2011 | 171% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 2 | July 31, 2016 | 8% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 2 | 2 | November 30, 2006 | 1,150% over the limit |
| Pass/Fail Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 1 | September 30, 2008 | |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 12 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Repro Reduc Static Renewal7D Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free available | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chemical oxygen demand [COD] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 9Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Conduct Inspections | ST6 |
| March 31, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 31, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| February 26, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 6, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 6, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| May 11, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| May 11, 2017 | Pretreatment - Failure to Develop/Enforce Standards | ST6 |
| May 11, 2017 | Pretreatment - Failure to Conduct Inspections | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.