Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0020702
LAURENS COMM OF PW LITTLE RIVER WPCP, Laurens, SC: NPDES SC0020702 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LAURENS COMM OF PW LITTLE RIVER WPCP, held by LAURENS COMMISSION OF PUBLIC WORKS, holds NPDES permit SC0020702. EPA’s file records it issued March 17, 2025 and expiring April 30, 2030. 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 | LAURENS COMM OF PW LITTLE RIVER WPCP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | LAURENS COMMISSION OF PUBLIC WORKS |
| NPDES ID | SC0020702 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 17, 2025 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2030 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Laurens, SC 29360 |
| 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
- 17Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 4With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 16 | 12 | 4 | March 31, 2018 | 425% over the limit |
| E. coli | 8 | 2 | 2 | March 31, 2017 | 542% over the limit |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 23, 2024 | Pretreatment - Failure to Issue SIU Permits | ST6 |
| January 23, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 20, 2021 | 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.