Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0024490
NEWBERRY BUSH RIVER WWTF, Newberry, SC: NPDES SC0024490 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 18Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NEWBERRY BUSH RIVER WWTF, held by NEWBERRY CITY OF, holds NPDES permit SC0024490. EPA’s file records it issued April 27, 2022 and expiring May 31, 2027. 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 | NEWBERRY BUSH RIVER WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | NEWBERRY CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | SC0024490 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 27, 2022 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2027 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Newberry, SC 29108 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lower Bush River (HUC 030501091206) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| 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
- 26Pollutants on file
- 18Under a numeric limit
- 24With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 79 | 15 | February 28, 2023 | 52% over the limit |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 21 | 11 | August 31, 2024 | 220% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 5 | 85 | 6 | June 30, 2018 | 850% over the limit |
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 5 | 4 | October 31, 2006 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 75 | 3 | February 28, 2021 | 240% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 39 | 3 | March 31, 2009 | 39% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 38 | 2 | February 28, 2017 | |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 8 | 22 | 1 | March 31, 2009 | 300% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 17 | 1 | February 28, 2021 | 40% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 2 | 3 | 1 | February 28, 2021 | 40% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 8 | 16 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| %Repro Reduc Static Renewal7D Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Streamflow | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Dilution factor | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 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
- 13Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 30, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 3, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 3, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| April 15, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 15, 2024 | Pretreatment - IU Violation of Pretreatment Standards | ST6 |
| April 15, 2024 | Pretreatment - Baseline Monitoring Report Violation | ST6 |
| February 16, 2022 | Pretreatment - Failure to Meet Inspection and Sampling Plan for SIUs | ST6 |
| September 2, 2020 | Pretreatment - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR) | ST6 |
| August 6, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| August 4, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 17, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 17, 2018 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| September 14, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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.