Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0031496
RICH DIST 1 HOPKINS ELEM, Hopkins, SC: NPDES SC0031496 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
RICH DIST 1 HOPKINS ELEM, held by RICH DIST 1/HOPKINS ELEM, holds NPDES permit SC0031496, which discharges to Horse Pen Branch-Cabin Creek. EPA’s file records it issued August 26, 2010 and expiring September 30, 2014. 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 | RICH DIST 1 HOPKINS ELEM |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | RICH DIST 1/HOPKINS ELEM |
| NPDES ID | SC0031496 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 26, 2010 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2014 |
| Address | Hopkins, SC 29061 |
| Receiving water | HORSE PEN BRANCH-CABIN CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Myers Creek (HUC 030501100305) |
| SIC | 8211 – Elementary And Secondary Schools |
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
- 13Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 | 224 | 64 | March 31, 2020 | 4,900% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 221 | 57 | January 31, 2022 | 480% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 8 | 109 | 35 | March 31, 2022 | 281% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 16 | 186 | 22 | May 31, 2021 | 610% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 97 | 15 | January 31, 2022 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 173 | 9 | February 28, 2022 | 187% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 86 | 4 | November 30, 2021 | |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 0 | 4 | 4 | March 31, 2010 | 567% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 44 | 3 | May 31, 2021 | 35% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 4 | 3 | November 30, 2009 | 567% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 83 | 1 | December 31, 2006 | 75% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 168 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 8 | 164 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 28, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 22, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 13, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| February 13, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| February 13, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 13, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation | ST6 |
| February 13, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | 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.