Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0048348
BJW&SA PORT ROYAL WTR RECL FAC, Beaufort, South Carolina, SC: NPDES SC0048348 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BJW&SA PORT ROYAL WTR RECL FAC, held by Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority, holds NPDES permit SC0048348. EPA’s file records it issued November 7, 2017 and expiring July 31, 2019. 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 | BJW&SA PORT ROYAL WTR RECL FAC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority |
| NPDES ID | SC0048348 |
| 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 | November 7, 2017 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2019 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Beaufort, South Carolina, SC 29906 |
| Subwatershed | Upper Beaufort River-Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (HUC 030502080502) |
| 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
- 20Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 20With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 8 | 73 | 43 | May 31, 2011 | 114,186% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 27 | 7 | May 31, 2014 | 249% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 22 | 2 | August 31, 2016 | 21% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Enterococci | 8 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| % Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality 7Day Chronic Mysid. Bahia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Repro Reduc Static Renewal 7D Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static 48Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 0 | 1 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2023 | Pretreatment - IU Violation of Pretreatment Standards | ST6 |
| May 25, 2023 | 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.