Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0039934
HEMINGWAY TOWN OF WWTP, Hemingway, SC: NPDES SC0039934 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HEMINGWAY TOWN OF WWTP, held by HEMINGWAY, TOWN OF WWTP, holds NPDES permit SC0039934, which discharges to Clarks Creek To Pee Dee River. EPA’s file records it issued August 8, 2011 and expiring August 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 | HEMINGWAY TOWN OF WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HEMINGWAY, TOWN OF WWTP |
| NPDES ID | SC0039934 |
| 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 | August 8, 2011 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2016 |
| Address | Hemingway, SC 29554 |
| Receiving water | CLARKS CREEK TO PEE DEE RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Clark Creek-Great Pee Dee River (HUC 030402070203) |
| 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
- 13Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 12With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 2 | 59 | 55 | January 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 33 | 33 | January 31, 2026 | 131% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 40 | 20 | February 28, 2026 | 138% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 21 | 11 | July 31, 2025 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 17 | 9 | October 31, 2010 | 60% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 25 | 5 | October 31, 2023 | 528% over the limit |
| E. coli | 0 | 4 | 4 | September 30, 2022 | 171% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| November 29, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| July 29, 2022 | 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 October 14, 2026.