Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SCG250288
CARAUSTAR IND/CAROTELL PAPERBOARD, Taylors, SC: NPDES SCG250288 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CARAUSTAR IND/CAROTELL PAPERBOARD, held by CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP INC, holds NPDES permit SCG250288. EPA’s file records it issued December 1, 2022 and expiring September 30, 2026. 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 | CARAUSTAR IND/CAROTELL PAPERBOARD |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP INC |
| NPDES ID | SCG250288 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 1, 2022 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Taylors, SC 29687 |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Enoree River (HUC 030501080101) |
| NAICS | 322130 – Paperboard Mills |
| SIC | 2631 – Paperboard Mills |
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
- 9Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 5 | 10 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | 52% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 5 | 1 | March 31, 2022 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES SCG250288.
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.