Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0001431
LIBERTY STEEL/GEORGETOWN, Georgetown, SC: NPDES SC0001431 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LIBERTY STEEL/GEORGETOWN, held by LIBERTY STEEL GEORGETOWN INC, holds NPDES permit SC0001431. EPA’s file records it issued December 7, 2016 and expiring January 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 | LIBERTY STEEL/GEORGETOWN |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | LIBERTY STEEL GEORGETOWN INC |
| NPDES ID | SC0001431 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 7, 2016 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Georgetown, SC 29440 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lower Sampit River (HUC 030402070106) |
| NAICS | 331110 – Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing |
| SIC | 3312 – Blast Furnaces And Steel Mills |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler SCD093887487; ICIS-AIR source SC00011400004 |
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
- 16Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 16With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 4 | 16 | 7 | June 30, 2024 | 19% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 22 | 3 | October 31, 2024 | |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 8 | 22 | 2 | December 31, 2007 | 3,804% over the limit |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 0 | 10 | 2 | January 31, 2014 | 85% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 8 | 68 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 8 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| % Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality 7Day Chronic Mysid. Bahia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Repro Reduc Static Renewal 7D Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 0 | 2 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 23, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Conduct Inspections | ST6 |
| May 19, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 7, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | 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.