Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0020435
SSSD A MANNING LYNCH & LAWSON FORK WWTF, Spartanburg, SC: NPDES SC0020435 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SSSD A MANNING LYNCH & LAWSON FORK WWTF, held by SPARTANBURG SANITARY SEWER DISTRICT, holds NPDES permit SC0020435. EPA’s file records it issued May 13, 2022 and expiring March 31, 2026. 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 | SSSD A MANNING LYNCH & LAWSON FORK WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SPARTANBURG SANITARY SEWER DISTRICT |
| NPDES ID | SC0020435 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 13, 2022 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Spartanburg, SC 29306 |
| Subwatershed | Lower Lawsons Fork Creek (HUC 030501051402) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, POTW, Pretreatment |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler SCD000825851; ICIS-AIR source SC00020600512 |
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
- 28Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 27With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 | 9 | 148 | 16 | January 31, 2017 | 99,999% over the limit |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 68 | 4 | September 30, 2021 | 92% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 8 | 36 | 4 | January 31, 2017 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 32 | 3 | September 30, 2011 | 87% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 8 | 3 | 3 | November 30, 2022 | 76% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2006 | 220% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 16 | 128 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 9 | 128 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 8 | 128 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 128 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 8 | 128 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 128 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 8 | 112 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 32 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 26 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| %Repro Reduc Static Renewal7D Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Discharge flow as % of stream flow | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Dibromochloromethane | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorodibromomethane | 8 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES SC0020435.
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.