Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0045462
CITY OF FLORENCE PEE DEE RIVER - WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, Florence, SC: NPDES SC0045462 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF FLORENCE PEE DEE RIVER - WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, held by FLORENCE CITY OF, holds NPDES permit SC0045462. EPA’s file records it issued October 22, 2019 and expiring April 30, 2023. 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 | CITY OF FLORENCE PEE DEE RIVER - WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | FLORENCE CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | SC0045462 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 22, 2019 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Florence, SC 29501 |
| Subwatershed | Bachelor Creek-Great Pee Dee River (HUC 030402011003) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source SC00010400079 |
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
- 16Pollutants on file
- 15Under 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 9 | 9 | May 31, 2025 | 363% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 8 | 8 | March 31, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 6 | 6 | May 31, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 4 | February 28, 2010 | 11% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 2 | 2 | January 31, 2018 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 2 | 1 | 1 | April 30, 2023 | 17% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 1 | 1 | November 30, 2018 | |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 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
- 11Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 10, 2025 | WW SSO - Failure to report violation that may endanger public health 122.41(l)(7) | ST6 |
| September 10, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 4, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 17, 2023 | Pretreatment - Failure to Conduct Inspections | ST6 |
| April 12, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| August 4, 2021 | Pretreatment - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR) | ST6 |
| August 1, 2021 | Pretreatment - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR) | ST6 |
| October 26, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| October 26, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| October 26, 2020 | 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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