Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0036111
3V SIGMA USA, Georgetown, SC: NPDES SC0036111 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
3V SIGMA USA holds NPDES permit SC0036111. EPA’s file records it issued October 2, 2018 and expiring October 31, 2023. 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 | 3V SIGMA USA |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | 3V SIGMA USA |
| NPDES ID | SC0036111 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 2, 2018 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Georgetown, SC 29440 |
| Subwatershed | Upper Sampit River (HUC 030402070104) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler SCD980500052; ICIS-AIR source SC00011400031 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 78Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 74With 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; the 60 with the most exceedances of 78 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 26 | 30 | 26 | August 31, 2018 | 1,341% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 26 | 14 | 9 | October 31, 2021 | 96% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 7 | 3 | September 30, 2018 | 300% over the limit |
| Methylene chloride | 0 | 20 | 2 | July 31, 2011 | 507% over the limit |
| % Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 6 | 2 | March 31, 2018 | 17% over the limit |
| Length of longest pH excursion | 2 | 4 | 2 | February 29, 2020 | 225% over the limit |
| Phenol | 0 | 19 | 1 | July 31, 2010 | 92% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2024 | 3% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 1 | 1 | March 31, 2004 | 99,900% over the limit |
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Acrylonitrile | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Hexachloroethane | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 1,1-Dichloroethane | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Vinyl chloride | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Carbon tetrachloride | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthylene | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthene | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Anthracene | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[a]pyrene | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Chlorobenzene | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Chrysene | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Diethyl phthalate | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Dimethyl phthalate | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Ethylbenzene | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Fluoranthene | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Fluorene | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Methyl chloride [Chloromethane] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nitrobenzene | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Phenanthrene | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Pyrene | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachloroethylene | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[a]anthracene | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichlorobenzene | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1,3-Dichlorobenzene | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1,4-Dichlorobenzene | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2-Chlorophenol | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2-Nitrophenol | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dichlorophenol | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dimethylphenol | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dinitrotoluene | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dinitrophenol | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2,6-Dinitrotoluene | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 4-Nitrophenol | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol | 0 | 15 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 25, 2019 | 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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