Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0040037
BOWMAN TOWN OF, Bowman, SC: NPDES SC0040037 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BOWMAN TOWN OF holds NPDES permit SC0040037, which discharges to Cow Castle Crk-Four Hole Swamp. EPA’s file records it issued November 9, 2009 and expiring September 30, 2014. 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 | BOWMAN TOWN OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BOWMAN TOWN OF |
| NPDES ID | SC0040037 |
| 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 | November 9, 2009 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2014 |
| Address | Bowman, SC 29018 |
| Receiving water | COW CASTLE CRK-FOUR HOLE SWAMP |
| Subwatershed | Cow Castle Creek (HUC 030502050107) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 10With 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 | 354 | 142 | May 31, 2026 | 335% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 215 | 93 | November 30, 2025 | 17,547% over the limit |
| E. coli | 0 | 44 | 40 | December 31, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 35 | 34 | July 31, 2026 | 289% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 61 | 23 | July 31, 2026 | 60,876% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 95 | 19 | December 31, 2017 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 2 | 98 | 18 | July 31, 2025 | 376% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 167 | 7 | February 28, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Carbonaceous oxygen demand, % removal | 2 | 60 | 6 | July 31, 2022 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 84 | 2 | November 30, 2007 | 307% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 88 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 82 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 76 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 40 | 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
- 7Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 27, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 8, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 7, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 7, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Chemical Handling | ST6 |
| December 7, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 5, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 1, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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.