Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0021032
CAMDEN WWTF, Camden, SC: NPDES SC0021032 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CAMDEN WWTF, held by CAMDEN CITY OF, holds NPDES permit SC0021032. EPA’s file records it issued June 1, 2026 and expiring June 30, 2031. 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 | CAMDEN WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CAMDEN CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | SC0021032 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 1, 2026 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2031 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Camden, SC 29020 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Gillies Creek-Wateree River (HUC 030501040304) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, 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
- 23Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 23With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 49 | 39 | July 31, 2013 | 161% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 68 | 4 | February 28, 2015 | 237% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 35 | 3 | April 30, 2003 | 16% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 34 | 2 | January 31, 2015 | |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 225 | 1 | July 31, 2015 | 40% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 65 | 1 | March 31, 2003 | 29% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 2 | 16 | 1 | March 31, 2014 | 1% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 16 | 1 | March 31, 2014 | 8% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 8 | 62 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 8 | 60 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 8 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 4 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Repro Reduc Static Renewal7D Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 31, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| January 31, 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.