Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0023035
EASLEY GOLDEN CREEK LAGOON, Easley, SC: NPDES SC0023035 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
EASLEY GOLDEN CREEK LAGOON, held by EASLEY/GOLDEN CREEK LAGOON, holds NPDES permit SC0023035, which discharges to Golden Ck-12 Mile Ck- Hartwe. EPA’s file records it issued June 22, 2009 and expiring July 31, 2014. 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 | EASLEY GOLDEN CREEK LAGOON |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | EASLEY/GOLDEN CREEK LAGOON |
| NPDES ID | SC0023035 |
| 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 | June 22, 2009 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2014 |
| Address | Easley, SC 29640 |
| Receiving water | GOLDEN CK-12 MILE CK- HARTWE |
| Subwatershed | Golden Creek (HUC 030601010406) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 19Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 17With a violation of any kind
- 10With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 9 | 5 | September 30, 2017 | 76% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 7 | 5 | December 31, 2005 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 5 | 5 | February 28, 2011 | 88% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 8 | 4 | May 31, 2003 | 139% over the limit |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 7 | 3 | November 30, 2011 | 65% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 4 | 3 | February 28, 2011 | 7% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 4 | 4 | 2 | December 31, 2006 | 495% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 4 | 2 | December 31, 2018 | |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 4 | 2 | April 30, 2003 | 438% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 2 | 1 | September 30, 2017 | 7% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Repro Reduc Static Renewal7D Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 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
- 8Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 25, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| July 14, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| July 14, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| July 8, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| July 8, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| September 10, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 18, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 21, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | 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 September 15, 2026.