Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0039284
MCCALL FARMS INC, Effingham, SC: NPDES SC0039284 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MCCALL FARMS INC, held by McCall Farms, Inc., holds NPDES permit SC0039284. EPA’s file records it issued April 21, 2022 and expiring September 30, 2025. 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 | MCCALL FARMS INC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | McCall Farms, Inc. |
| NPDES ID | SC0039284 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 21, 2022 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Effingham, SC 29541 |
| Subwatershed | Mill Branch-Lynches River (HUC 030402020701) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 15Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 15With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 181 | 106 | December 31, 2019 | 828% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 5 | 158 | 79 | October 31, 2019 | 99,999% over the limit |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 6 | 47 | 15 | January 31, 2026 | 300% over the limit |
| Pass/Fail Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 29 | 14 | March 31, 2026 | |
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 8 | 34 | 12 | October 31, 2019 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 25 | 9 | August 31, 2023 | 18% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 40 | 8 | September 30, 2010 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 17 | 1 | February 28, 2017 | 61% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 62 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 4 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 2 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 8, 2023 | 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.