Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0039021
SOLAR FARMS INC, West Columbia, SC: NPDES SC0039021 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 4Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SOLAR FARMS INC holds NPDES permit SC0039021. EPA’s file records it issued September 15, 2015 and expiring September 30, 2020. 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 | SOLAR FARMS INC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SOLAR FARMS INC |
| NPDES ID | SC0039021 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 15, 2015 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | West Columbia, SC 29170 |
| Subwatershed | Lower Congaree Creek (HUC 030501100104) |
| NAICS | 111419 – Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover |
| SIC | 0182 – Food Crops Grown Under Cover |
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
- 4Pollutants on file
- 4Under a numeric limit
- 4With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 25 | 3 | April 30, 2018 | 90% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 20 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| February 5, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Chemical Handling | 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.