Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0048500
BRIARS CREEK HOLDINGS LLC REVERSE OSMOSIS WTP, Johns Island, SC: NPDES SC0048500 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BRIARS CREEK HOLDINGS LLC REVERSE OSMOSIS WTP, held by Briars Creek Holdings LLC/Reverse Osmosis WTP, holds NPDES permit SC0048500, which discharges to Bryans Creek. EPA’s file records it issued November 17, 2014 and expiring December 31, 2019. 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 | BRIARS CREEK HOLDINGS LLC REVERSE OSMOSIS WTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Briars Creek Holdings LLC/Reverse Osmosis WTP |
| NPDES ID | SC0048500 |
| 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 | November 17, 2014 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2019 |
| Address | Johns Island, SC 29455 |
| Receiving water | Bryans Creek |
| Subwatershed | Kiawah River (HUC 030502020203) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 64 | 4 | July 31, 2025 | 5,390% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 63 | 3 | October 31, 2012 | |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 6 | 180 | 0 | ||
| Salinity | 4 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total [as Tl] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Temp. difference, summer [deg. F] | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Temp. difference, winter [deg. F] | 1 | 11 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES SC0048500.
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 September 15, 2026.