Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0023043
EASLEY GEORGES CREEK LAGOON, Easley, SC: NPDES SC0023043 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
EASLEY GEORGES CREEK LAGOON, held by EASLEY COMBINED UTILITIES, holds NPDES permit SC0023043. EPA’s file records it issued July 20, 2016 and expiring August 31, 2021. 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 GEORGES CREEK LAGOON |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | EASLEY COMBINED UTILITIES |
| NPDES ID | SC0023043 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 20, 2016 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Easley, SC 29640 |
| Subwatershed | Georges Creek-Saluda River (HUC 030501090302) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source SC00018800051 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 16Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 4 | 8 | 8 | December 31, 2023 | 593% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 9 | 5 | February 28, 2018 | 251% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 9 | 5 | February 28, 2023 | 100% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2010 | 20% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal - % samples exceeding limit | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 18, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 17, 2020 | 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.