Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0024996
PICKENS CO PSC CENTRAL-NORTH, Central, SC: NPDES SC0024996 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 12Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PICKENS CO PSC CENTRAL-NORTH, held by PICKENS COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, holds NPDES permit SC0024996. EPA’s file records it issued May 1, 2025 and expiring May 31, 2030. 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 | PICKENS CO PSC CENTRAL-NORTH |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PICKENS COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION |
| NPDES ID | SC0024996 |
| 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, 2025 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2030 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Central, SC 29630 |
| Subwatershed | Lower Twelvemile Creek-Keowee River (HUC 030601010408) |
| 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
- 19Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 12With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 8 | 35 | 31 | December 31, 2006 | 9% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 17 | 17 | November 30, 2012 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 13 | 13 | April 30, 2026 | 153% over the limit |
| E. coli | 8 | 8 | 8 | August 31, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 5 | 5 | March 31, 2025 | 64% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 5 | 5 | March 31, 2025 | 78% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 7 | 3 | April 30, 2026 | 60% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 3 | 3 | July 31, 2021 | 5% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 18 | 2 | January 31, 2006 | 147% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 2 | 17 | 1 | December 31, 2005 | 80% over the limit |
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 5 | 1 | May 31, 2025 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 1 | 1 | January 31, 2007 | 3% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| August 24, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| August 11, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 22, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| November 19, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| November 18, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| November 18, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| November 17, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| October 28, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Conduct Inspections | ST6 |
| October 28, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| October 28, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 27, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| November 27, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| November 27, 2018 | 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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