Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0047261
PETROCHOICE LLC, Charleston, SC: NPDES SC0047261 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PETROCHOICE LLC holds NPDES permit SC0047261. EPA’s file records it issued January 6, 2023 and expiring December 31, 2027. 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 | PETROCHOICE LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PETROCHOICE LLC |
| NPDES ID | SC0047261 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 6, 2023 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2027 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Charleston, SC 29405 |
| Subwatershed | Lower Cooper River (HUC 030502010707) |
| NAICS | 424710 – Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals |
| SIC | 5171 – Petroleum Bulk Stations & Terminals |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler SCD000825323; ICIS-AIR source SC00005600221 |
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
- 14Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 10With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 32 | 30 | October 31, 2021 | 2,438% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 16 | 14 | August 31, 2020 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 21 | 13 | August 31, 2021 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 7 | 2 | August 31, 2020 | 12% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 6 | 2 | May 31, 2013 | 187% over the limit |
| Acenaphthylene | 0 | 6 | 2 | January 31, 2015 | 1,567% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| % Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| April 22, 2022 | 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.