Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0032743
SYNERGY UTILITIES LP BUSH RIVER WWTP, Columbia, SC: NPDES SC0032743 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SYNERGY UTILITIES LP BUSH RIVER WWTP, held by SYNERGY UTILITIES LP, holds NPDES permit SC0032743. EPA’s file records it issued May 29, 2018 and expiring June 30, 2023. 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 | SYNERGY UTILITIES LP BUSH RIVER WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SYNERGY UTILITIES LP |
| NPDES ID | SC0032743 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 29, 2018 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Columbia, SC 29210 |
| 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
- 11Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 | 12 | 25 | 21 | December 31, 2024 | 150% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 22 | 20 | July 31, 2016 | 1,075% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 6 | 5 | August 31, 2005 | 10% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 5 | 3 | October 31, 2006 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 12 | 5 | 1 | December 31, 2006 | 8% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 3 | 1 | July 31, 2005 | 15% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 20 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 10 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 12 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 12 | 2 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 12 | 2 | 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
- 9Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 11, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 24, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| August 3, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| July 21, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| March 14, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 14, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 14, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| March 14, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| March 14, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling 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.