Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0034444
BLUE GRANITE WATER COMPANY HIGHLAND FOREST SD WWTP, Greenwood, SC: NPDES SC0034444 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BLUE GRANITE WATER COMPANY HIGHLAND FOREST SD WWTP, held by BLUE GRANITE WATER COMPANY, holds NPDES permit SC0034444. EPA’s file records it issued July 16, 2019 and expiring September 30, 2019. 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 | BLUE GRANITE WATER COMPANY HIGHLAND FOREST SD WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BLUE GRANITE WATER COMPANY |
| NPDES ID | SC0034444 |
| 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 |
| Program | Industrial pretreatment |
| Issued | July 16, 2019 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2019 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Greenwood, SC 29646 |
| Subwatershed | Wilson Creek-Ninety Six Creek (HUC 030501090702) |
| NAICS | 531110 – Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings |
| SIC | 6514 – Dwelling Operators, Except Apartments |
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
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 | 4 | 26 | 24 | January 31, 2020 | 625% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 23 | 19 | December 31, 2025 | 113% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 15 | 11 | September 30, 2018 | 1,339% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 11 | 7 | September 30, 2025 | 650% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 4 | 7 | 3 | February 28, 2022 | 1,629% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 2 | May 31, 2009 | 15% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 2 | 2 | October 31, 2007 | 229% over the limit |
| E. coli | 8 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2024 | 893% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 1 | 1 | January 31, 2014 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| September 23, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 23, 2021 | 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.