Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0000825
BJW&SA LAUREL BAY WWTP, Beaufort, SC: NPDES SC0000825 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BJW&SA LAUREL BAY WWTP, held by BEAUFORT JASPER WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY, holds NPDES permit SC0000825. EPA’s file records it issued September 25, 2014 and expiring September 30, 2018. 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 | BJW&SA LAUREL BAY WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BEAUFORT JASPER WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY |
| NPDES ID | SC0000825 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 25, 2014 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2018 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Beaufort, SC 29906 |
| Subwatershed | Boyd Creek-Broad River (HUC 030502080605) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 10With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 9 | 5 | January 31, 2014 | 5,527% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 3 | 3 | February 28, 2023 | 60% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 9 | 1 | July 31, 2010 | 44% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Enterococci | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | 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.