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Community Water System · PWS SC4510002

Kingstree Town of (Sc4510002)

Operator location Kingstree, South Carolina - larger served population (> 3,309) at 6,009 people served; 73 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.

6,009
People served (this PWS) Larger third of systems
73
EPA violations (this PWS) Middle third of systems
5
Health-based (this PWS) Middle third by health-based share
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS) Tested, none detected
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Kingstree Town of (Sc4510002) standing, mid SDWIS violation third

6,009 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 7% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #6,801 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Kingstree Town of (Sc4510002) lands in the middle third by violation volume (73), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (6,009; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 7% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#6,801 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#118 of 314
Population · SC
73
Total EPA violations on record
7%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

F
Water Safety Score
33/100
Kingstree Town of (Sc4510002)

Based on EPA SDWIS violation history and UCMR5 PFAS testing only, not water taste, odor, infrastructure age, or contaminants outside the federally tracked set.

Health-based violations F
5
EPA SDWIS health-based violations on record (MCL, MRDL, treatment technique)
Monitoring & reporting violations F
68
Non-health SDWIS violations (monitoring, reporting, and other compliance)
PFAS contamination N/A
Tested, none detected
Highest PFAS compound level detected in UCMR5 testing

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
2,903
County
Williamsburg
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
54
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
E. COLI MR 41 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 2023
Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 1993
Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 2011
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 1995
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 2024
TTHM MR 2 2024

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Kingstree Town of (Sc4510002) has 73 recorded EPA violations, 66% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 34% carry more. 7% of this system's own violations are health-based (5 of 73), and it ranks #6,801 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

73 Around the middle fewer violations than 34% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

How many violations vs. how serious, among peer systems

Kingstree Town of (Sc4510002) plotted against 29 peer public water systems (500+ people served), by total violation count (x) and the share of those violations that are health-based (y). The crosshair sits at this sample's own median on each axis. A high violation count does not automatically mean a serious record: most monitoring and reporting violations are minor, not health-based.

Violation volume vs. health-based share

30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Total violations (X) and Health-based share (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Frequent and seriousRare but seriousFrequent, mostly paperworkClean record 0200400600 0%20%40%60%80%100% Total violations Health-based share Violation volume vs. health-based share Miccosukee Service Plaza-0, 0%Brazoria - Fort Bend Counties MUD 3-0, 0%Tanglewilde Thompson Place 600-2, 0%Center Water Co-5, 0%Montgomery Co RWD 12-7, 29%Spring Mills Elem School/Hvs-9, 0%Irvin Water District #6-11, 27%Great Bend Industrial Park-14, 0%Nooksack Valley Water Association-16, 31%Glen Park Village-19, 0%Camp Is-Sho-Da-22, 0%Kipling Oaks 1-25, 16%McLouth, City Of-29, 17%Hamilton-33, 0%Pine Valley Plantation-37, 24%Lake Gibson Estates-42, 2%Ticonderoga WD-47, 26%Town of Welaka-54, 0%Township of Blairstown Dpw-61, 0%McIntosh Water & Fire Pro Authority-71, 0%Sunset Ridge Water District-82, 15%South Deerfield Water Supply District-96, 16%Clarkdale Municipal Water System-114, 0%Orange Water Dept-136, 14%Mount Pleasant Water Sys #1-167, 11%Benson Culinary Improvement District-212, 1%Eureka Water Association-273, 0%City of Ballinger-372, 85%Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth-567, 1%Kingstree Town of (Sc4510002)-73, 7%
30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release.

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 290 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFTA 8/21/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/21/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/21/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/21/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/21/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/21/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/21/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 8/21/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/21/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/21/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/21/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 8/21/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 5/2/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 5/2/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 5/2/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 5/2/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 5/2/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 5/2/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 5/2/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 5/2/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 5/2/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 5/2/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 5/2/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 5/2/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 5/2/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 5/2/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 5/2/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 5/2/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 5/2/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 5/2/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 5/2/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 5/2/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 5/2/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 5/2/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 5/2/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 5/2/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 5/2/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 3/25/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 3/25/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 3/25/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 3/25/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 3/25/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 3/25/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 3/25/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 3/25/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 3/25/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 3/25/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 3/25/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 3/25/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 3/25/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected

Population served record for Kingstree Town of (Sc4510002)

EPA SDWIS lists 6,009 people served and 2,903 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

73 violations · 6,009 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Kingstree Town of

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.