Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0034843
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY WWTF, Clemson, SC: NPDES SC0034843 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY WWTF holds NPDES permit SC0034843, which discharges to Lake Hartwell. EPA’s file records it issued January 21, 2014 and expiring February 28, 2019. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | CLEMSON UNIVERSITY WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CLEMSON UNIVERSITY WWTF |
| NPDES ID | SC0034843 |
| 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 | January 21, 2014 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2019 |
| Address | Clemson, SC 29634 |
| Receiving water | Lake Hartwell |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler SCD042629816; ICIS-AIR source SC00018800010 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 17Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 15With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 4 | 6 | 6 | January 31, 2025 | 593% over the limit |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 11 | 3 | November 30, 2015 | 90% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 8 | 2 | September 30, 2007 | 104% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 13 | 1 | January 31, 2015 | 19% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 7 | 1 | June 30, 2006 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| %Repro Reduc Static Renewal7D Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 28, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| November 1, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 8, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | 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 September 15, 2026.