Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0039101
GCSD PLEASANT HILL ELEM, Hemingway, SC: NPDES SC0039101 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GCSD PLEASANT HILL ELEM, held by GCSD/PLEASANT HILL ELEM, holds NPDES permit SC0039101, which discharges to Bosser Swp-Port Ck- Pee De. EPA’s file records it issued September 26, 2011 and expiring October 31, 2016. 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 | GCSD PLEASANT HILL ELEM |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GCSD/PLEASANT HILL ELEM |
| NPDES ID | SC0039101 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 26, 2011 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2016 |
| Address | Hemingway, SC 29554 |
| Receiving water | BOSSER SWP-PORT CK- PEE DE |
| Subwatershed | Port Creek-Great Pee Dee River (HUC 030402070204) |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler SCR000786756 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 13Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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] | 8 | 28 | 22 | April 30, 2012 | 385% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 33 | 5 | December 31, 2021 | 123% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 19 | 5 | February 28, 2015 | 8,991% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 32 | 4 | April 30, 2022 | 126% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 16 | 2 | February 28, 2014 | 333% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 8 | 2 | February 28, 2009 | 186% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 8 | 2 | February 28, 2009 | 56% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 28 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 6 | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 5, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 25, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| April 25, 2023 | Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation | ST6 |
| January 29, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| January 28, 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.