Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0042706
NINETY SIX CPW (PIER 96) WWTP, Ninety Six, SC: NPDES SC0042706 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NINETY SIX CPW (PIER 96) WWTP, held by NINETY SIX COMMISSION OF PUBLIC WORKS, holds NPDES permit SC0042706, which discharges to Saluda River. EPA’s file records it issued May 17, 2021 and expiring June 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 | NINETY SIX CPW (PIER 96) WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | NINETY SIX COMMISSION OF PUBLIC WORKS |
| NPDES ID | SC0042706 |
| 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 | May 17, 2021 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Ninety Six, SC 29666 |
| Receiving water | Saluda River |
| Subwatershed | Ninety Six Creek (HUC 030501090704) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| 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
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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] | 4 | 11 | 3 | March 31, 2012 | 289% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 9 | 1 | March 31, 2012 | 98% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 9 | 1 | March 31, 2012 | 22% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 5 | 1 | October 31, 2017 | |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 16, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | 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.