Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0000795
PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP SUMTER SC PROC PLT, Sumter, SC: NPDES SC0000795 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP SUMTER SC PROC PLT, held by PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPORATION, holds NPDES permit SC0000795. EPA’s file records it issued June 23, 2017 and expiring May 31, 2021. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP SUMTER SC PROC PLT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPORATION |
| NPDES ID | SC0000795 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 23, 2017 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Sumter, SC 29150 |
| Subwatershed | Cane Savannah Creek (HUC 030402050303) |
| NAICS | 311615 – Poultry Processing |
| SIC | 2015 – Poultry Slaughtering And Processing |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler SCD003906500; ICIS-AIR source SC00021400006 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 17Pollutants on file
- 13Under 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 25 | 19 | June 30, 2026 | 230% over the limit |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 8 | 51 | 17 | February 28, 2019 | 150% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 19 | 15 | September 30, 2013 | 275% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 17 | 13 | January 31, 2016 | 2,900% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 18 | 12 | January 31, 2016 | 250% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 6 | 23 | 5 | August 31, 2023 | 93% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as NO3] | 0 | 5 | 5 | May 31, 2011 | 70% over the limit |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 0 | 10 | 4 | May 31, 2008 | 29% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 5 | 3 | July 31, 2011 | 1,300% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 4 | 2 | April 30, 2008 | 13% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 5 | 1 | June 30, 2011 | |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 3 | 1 | September 30, 2014 | 28% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 1 | 1 | March 31, 2025 | 5% over the limit |
| Pass/Fail Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 4, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| December 19, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 19, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| April 9, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 28, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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 October 14, 2026.