Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0022004
CLEMSON UNIV CENTRAL ENERGY, Clemson, SC: NPDES SC0022004 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CLEMSON UNIV CENTRAL ENERGY, held by CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, holds NPDES permit SC0022004. EPA’s file records it issued August 3, 2016 and expiring August 31, 2021. 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 | CLEMSON UNIV CENTRAL ENERGY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CLEMSON UNIVERSITY |
| NPDES ID | SC0022004 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 3, 2016 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Clemson, SC 29634 |
| Subwatershed | Upper Seneca River (HUC 030601010803) |
| NAICS | 611310 – Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
| SIC | 8221 – Colleges And Universities |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler SCD042629816; ICIS-AIR source SC00018800010 |
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
- 8Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 9 | 4 | July 31, 2022 | 2% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 5 | 3 | August 31, 2021 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 4 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2023 | 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.