Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0039951
GCW&SD PAWLEYS AREA WWTP, Pawleys Isl, SC: NPDES SC0039951 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GCW&SD PAWLEYS AREA WWTP, held by GEORGETOWN COUNTY WATER & SEWER DISTRICT, holds NPDES permit SC0039951. EPA’s file records it issued October 28, 2021 and expiring November 30, 2026. 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 | GCW&SD PAWLEYS AREA WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GEORGETOWN COUNTY WATER & SEWER DISTRICT |
| NPDES ID | SC0039951 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 28, 2021 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Pawleys Isl, SC 29585 |
| Subwatershed | Outlet Waccamaw River-Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (HUC 030402061003) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, POTW, Pretreatment |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source SC00011400052 |
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
- 20Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 | 7 | 3 | July 31, 2017 | 65% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 2 | 3 | 2 | June 30, 2017 | 221% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 6 | 1 | December 31, 2018 | 12% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 3 | 1 | November 30, 2011 | 1,225% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 3 | 1 | September 30, 2009 | 350% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 1 | July 31, 2010 | 13% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Repro Reduc Static Renewal7D Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Enterococci | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 19, 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 October 14, 2026.