Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0038504
TOWN OF HARLEYVILLE, Harleyville, SC: NPDES SC0038504 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 12Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TOWN OF HARLEYVILLE, held by HARLEYVILLE TOWN OF, holds NPDES permit SC0038504. EPA’s file records it issued June 8, 2016 and expiring June 30, 2021. 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 | TOWN OF HARLEYVILLE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HARLEYVILLE TOWN OF |
| NPDES ID | SC0038504 |
| 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 | June 8, 2016 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Harleyville, SC 29448 |
| Subwatershed | Lower Indian Field Swamp (HUC 030502060204) |
| 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
- 17Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 17With a violation of any kind
- 12With 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] | 8 | 98 | 78 | February 28, 2026 | 1,340% over the limit |
| E. coli | 6 | 61 | 49 | March 31, 2026 | 1,821% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 2 | 33 | 23 | September 30, 2024 | 313% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 39 | 19 | February 29, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 23 | 18 | June 30, 2025 | 200% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 19 | 14 | August 31, 2025 | 840% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 18 | 13 | May 31, 2026 | 62% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 30 | 10 | February 29, 2024 | 200% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 12 | 4 | May 31, 2022 | 689% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 10 | 2 | September 30, 2007 | 67% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 11 | 1 | May 31, 2022 | |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 7 | 1 | June 30, 2011 | 50% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| June 25, 2018 | 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.