Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0021539
PAGELAND SOUTHEAST WWTF, Pageland, SC: NPDES SC0021539 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 17Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PAGELAND SOUTHEAST WWTF, held by PAGELAND TOWN OF, holds NPDES permit SC0021539. EPA’s file records it issued May 1, 2018 and expiring May 31, 2023. 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 | PAGELAND SOUTHEAST WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PAGELAND TOWN OF |
| NPDES ID | SC0021539 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 1, 2018 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Pageland, SC 29728 |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Black Creek (HUC 030402010602) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| 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
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 22With a violation of any kind
- 17With 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] | 8 | 79 | 51 | January 31, 2026 | 337% over the limit |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 55 | 45 | May 31, 2026 | 300% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 34 | 34 | November 30, 2025 | 931% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 46 | 32 | May 31, 2020 | 805% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 43 | 15 | April 30, 2021 | 10,708% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 42 | 14 | March 31, 2021 | 10,853% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 28 | 14 | February 28, 2023 | |
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 4 | 8 | 8 | November 30, 2024 | 289% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 14 | 6 | January 31, 2018 | 33% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 13 | 6 | May 31, 2024 | 35% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 12 | 5 | September 30, 2024 | 1,230% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 18 | 4 | February 28, 2010 | 42% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 11 | 3 | March 31, 2021 | 220% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 16 | 2 | August 31, 2009 | 87% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 9 | 1 | August 31, 2009 | 862% over the limit |
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 0 | 7 | 1 | July 31, 2009 | 1,063% over the limit |
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | 0 | 7 | 1 | July 31, 2009 | 30% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| %Repro Reduc Static Renewal7D Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total [as Tl] | 4 | 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
- 21Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 24, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| April 14, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 14, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 14, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| September 27, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| September 1, 2023 | Pretreatment - Failure to Issue SIU Permits | ST6 |
| September 14, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 14, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 5, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| September 29, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 29, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| September 17, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| September 17, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 26, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| June 22, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 25, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 25, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 25, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| June 21, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| June 21, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 1, 2017 | 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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