Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SCG360008
DOMINION ENERGY SALUDA HYDRO STATION, Columbia, SC: NPDES SCG360008 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
DOMINION ENERGY SALUDA HYDRO STATION, held by DOMINION ENERGY SOUTH CAROLINA INC, holds NPDES permit SCG360008. 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 | DOMINION ENERGY SALUDA HYDRO STATION |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | DOMINION ENERGY SOUTH CAROLINA INC |
| NPDES ID | SCG360008 |
| 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 | Federal facility |
| Issued | May 15, 2015 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Columbia, SC 29212 |
| Subwatershed | Outlet Saluda River (HUC 030501091403) |
| 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
- 5Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 10 | 175 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 6 | 105 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 70 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 1 | 18 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES SCG360008.
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 SCG360008.
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.