Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0049360
SCWSA WWTP, Saluda, SC: NPDES SC0049360 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SCWSA WWTP, held by Saluda County Water and Sewer Authority, holds NPDES permit SC0049360, which discharges to Little Saluda River. EPA’s file records it issued January 4, 2026 and expiring January 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 | SCWSA WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Saluda County Water and Sewer Authority |
| NPDES ID | SC0049360 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 4, 2026 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2027 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Saluda, SC 29138 |
| Receiving water | Little Saluda River |
| Subwatershed | Upper Little Saluda River (HUC 030501091104) |
| 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
- 17Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 15 | 15 | June 30, 2026 | 63% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 6 | 2 | October 31, 2025 | 50% over the limit |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 2 | March 31, 2026 | 118% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 5 | 1 | October 31, 2025 | 111% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Carbonaceous oxygen demand, % removal | 1 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 11, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| March 11, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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.