Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0002569
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL/PRESS FABRIC, Saint Stephen, SC: NPDES SC0002569 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL/PRESS FABRIC, held by ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP, holds NPDES permit SC0002569. EPA’s file records it issued September 23, 2015 and expiring October 31, 2020. 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 | ALBANY INTERNATIONAL/PRESS FABRIC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP |
| NPDES ID | SC0002569 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 23, 2015 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Saint Stephen, SC 29479 |
| Subwatershed | Rediversion Canal-Santee River (HUC 030501120105) |
| NAICS | 313310 – Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills |
| SIC | 2221 – Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Manmade |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler SCD003345485; ICIS-AIR source SC00004200009 |
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
- 18Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 17With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phenols | 4 | 26 | 18 | August 31, 2023 | 900% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 64 | 14 | December 31, 2025 | 1,023% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 7 | 60 | 12 | September 30, 2024 | 120% over the limit |
| Sulfide, total [as S] | 4 | 11 | 7 | January 31, 2017 | 140% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 52 | 6 | July 31, 2014 | |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 6 | 45 | 5 | November 30, 2025 | 171% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 50 | 4 | February 29, 2020 | 284% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 4 | 42 | 2 | September 30, 2016 | 150% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 20 | 2 | April 30, 2023 | 33% over the limit |
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 4 | 6 | 2 | January 31, 2017 | 427% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 6 | 41 | 1 | August 31, 2017 | 223% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 44 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static 48Hr Acute 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 29, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| April 3, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 27, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 15, 2023 | 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.