Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0036048
NINETY SIX WWTF, Ninety-Six, SC: NPDES SC0036048 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NINETY SIX WWTF holds NPDES permit SC0036048, which discharges to Ninety Six Creek. EPA’s file records it issued March 21, 2011 and expiring June 30, 2015. 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 | NINETY SIX WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | NINETY SIX WWTF |
| NPDES ID | SC0036048 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 21, 2011 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2015 |
| Address | Ninety-Six, SC 29666 |
| Receiving water | Ninety Six Creek |
| Subwatershed | Rabon Creek (HUC 030501090503) |
| 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
- 24Pollutants on file
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 24With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 20 | 16 | July 31, 2026 | 133% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 27 | 7 | September 30, 2015 | 2,900% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 16 | 6 | December 31, 2009 | 15% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 26 | 4 | December 31, 2009 | 1,670% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 2 | 18 | 4 | March 31, 2011 | 154% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 10 | 4 | September 30, 2010 | 3,496% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 0 | 11 | 3 | April 30, 2011 | 671% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 7 | 2 | March 31, 2011 | 502% over the limit |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 6 | 2 | July 31, 2019 | 55% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 24 | 1 | November 30, 2009 | 9% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 8 | 1 | July 31, 2007 | 25% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| %Repro Reduc Static Renewal7D Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 4, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 16, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Laboratory Not Certified | ST6 |
| June 16, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| June 16, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 8, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 8, 2017 | 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.