Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0040185
ORANGEBURG SCHOOL EDISTO HS WWTP, Cordova, SC: NPDES SC0040185 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ORANGEBURG SCHOOL EDISTO HS WWTP, held by ORANGEBURG SCHOOL/EDISTO HS WW, holds NPDES permit SC0040185, which discharges to Unnamed Trib-Whirlwind Crk. EPA’s file records it issued September 21, 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 | ORANGEBURG SCHOOL EDISTO HS WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ORANGEBURG SCHOOL/EDISTO HS WW |
| NPDES ID | SC0040185 |
| 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 21, 2009 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2014 |
| Address | Cordova, SC 29039 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED TRIB-WHIRLWIND CRK |
| Subwatershed | Whirlwind Creek-North Fork Edisto River (HUC 030502030308) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 10Under 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 135 | 115 | November 30, 2015 | 384% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 40 | 20 | February 29, 2016 | 154% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 15 | 9 | February 28, 2021 | 194% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 11 | 7 | December 31, 2011 | 1,075% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 16 | 6 | February 29, 2008 | 29% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 19 | 3 | March 31, 2015 | 212% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 4 | 3 | 1 | April 30, 2013 | 300% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 19, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 19, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 15, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | 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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