Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0048526
HILTON HEAD PSD REVERSE OSMOSIS WTP, Beaufort, SC: NPDES SC0048526 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HILTON HEAD PSD REVERSE OSMOSIS WTP, held by HILTON HEAD REVERSE OSMOSIS, holds NPDES permit SC0048526, which discharges to Skull Creek. EPA’s file records it issued October 3, 2007 and expiring September 30, 2012. 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 | HILTON HEAD PSD REVERSE OSMOSIS WTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HILTON HEAD REVERSE OSMOSIS |
| NPDES ID | SC0048526 |
| 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 | October 3, 2007 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2012 |
| Address | Beaufort, SC 29926 |
| Receiving water | Skull Creek |
| Subwatershed | Broad Creek (HUC 030601100302) |
| NAICS | 221310 – Water Supply and Irrigation Systems |
| 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
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 6 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Salinity | 4 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Temp. difference, winter [deg. F] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Temp. difference, summer [deg. F] | 1 | 2 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES SC0048526.
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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| November 27, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 17, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| November 17, 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.