Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SCG360006
CHEROKEE FALLS HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT LLC, Blacksburg, SC: NPDES SCG360006 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 4Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CHEROKEE FALLS HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT LLC, held by AQUENERGY SYSTEMS INC, holds NPDES permit SCG360006. EPA’s file records it issued May 15, 2015 and expiring June 30, 2020. 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 | CHEROKEE FALLS HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | AQUENERGY SYSTEMS INC |
| NPDES ID | SCG360006 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 15, 2015 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Blacksburg, SC 29702 |
| Subwatershed | Doolittle Creek-Broad River (HUC 030501051603) |
| NAICS | 221111 – Hydroelectric Power Generation |
| SIC | 4911 – Electric Services |
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
- 4Pollutants on file
- 4Under a numeric limit
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 5 | 146 | 6 | December 31, 2017 | |
| Oil and grease visual | 1 | 30 | 2 | June 30, 2017 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 4 | 112 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 56 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| January 31, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| January 31, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | 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.