Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0021351
PAMPLICO TOWN OF, Pamplico, SC: NPDES SC0021351 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 14Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PAMPLICO TOWN OF, held by PAMPLICO, TOWN OF, holds NPDES permit SC0021351, which discharges to Big Swamp To Lynches River. EPA’s file records it issued September 7, 2011 and expiring September 30, 2016. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | PAMPLICO TOWN OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PAMPLICO, TOWN OF |
| NPDES ID | SC0021351 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 7, 2011 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2016 |
| Address | Pamplico, SC 29583 |
| Receiving water | BIG SWAMP TO LYNCHES RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Barfield Mill Creek-Great Pee Dee River (HUC 030402011201) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 16Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 16With a violation of any kind
- 14With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 76 | 40 | November 30, 2025 | 217% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 64 | 36 | June 30, 2026 | 967% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 62 | 34 | July 31, 2014 | 618% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 50 | 32 | June 30, 2018 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 32 | 16 | February 28, 2010 | 205% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 21 | 14 | February 28, 2026 | 82% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 22 | 13 | December 31, 2025 | 380% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 21 | 12 | April 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 2 | 21 | 11 | January 31, 2026 | 74% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 26 | 10 | November 30, 2025 | 2,163% over the limit |
| E. coli | 0 | 9 | 9 | March 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 22 | 4 | August 31, 2025 | |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 4 | 4 | November 30, 2007 | 617% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 1 | 1 | February 28, 2007 | 85,614% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 12 | 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
- 11Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 12, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 20, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 15, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| August 15, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 30, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| July 8, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 8, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 24, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 24, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| August 24, 2020 | 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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