Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0038156
YORK FISHING CREEK WWTF, York, SC: NPDES SC0038156 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 14Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
YORK FISHING CREEK WWTF, held by YORK CITY OF, holds NPDES permit SC0038156, which discharges to Fishing Creek. EPA’s file records it issued June 1, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2026. 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 | YORK FISHING CREEK WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | YORK CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | SC0038156 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 1, 2021 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | York, SC 29745 |
| Receiving water | Fishing Creek |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Fishing Creek-Catawba River (HUC 030501030402) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| 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
- 21Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 21With a violation of any kind
- 14With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 16 | 69 | 29 | June 30, 2025 | 442% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 44 | 20 | August 31, 2023 | 1,757% over the limit |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 26 | 20 | September 30, 2024 | 300% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 47 | 16 | November 30, 2012 | 260% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 0 | 23 | 11 | October 31, 2023 | 717% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 49 | 9 | December 31, 2022 | 162% over the limit |
| E. coli | 8 | 20 | 8 | May 31, 2026 | 593% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 44 | 4 | April 30, 2026 | 101% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 20 | 4 | June 30, 2019 | 167% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 18 | 4 | December 31, 2014 | 3,525% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 12 | 2 | February 28, 2021 | 140% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 21 | 1 | July 31, 2011 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 21 | 1 | March 31, 2007 | 5% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 0 | 11 | 1 | July 31, 2011 | 67% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 8 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| %Repro Reduc Static Renewal7D Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 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
- 9Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 30, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 24, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 29, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 16, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| September 16, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 16, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 16, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| December 18, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| December 18, 2018 | 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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