Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0049362
GSW&SA CENTRAL WWTP, Conway, SC: NPDES SC0049362 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 21Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GSW&SA CENTRAL WWTP, held by Grand Strand Water & Sewer Authority, holds NPDES permit SC0049362, which discharges to Waccamaw River. EPA’s file records it issued March 8, 2023 and expiring March 31, 2028. 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.
What the register holds for GSW&SA CENTRAL WWTP: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Conway, South Carolina, its receiving water, and 21 pollutants under a numeric limit. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES SC0049362.
Identity
| Facility as filed | GSW&SA CENTRAL WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Grand Strand Water & Sewer Authority |
| NPDES ID | SC0049362 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 8, 2023 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2028 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Conway, SC 29526 |
| Receiving water | Waccamaw River |
| Subwatershed | Halfway Swamp-Waccamaw River (HUC 030402060905) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 21Pollutants on file
- 21Under a numeric limit
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 0 | 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 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES SC0049362.
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 SC0049362.
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.