Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SCG646066
CHESTER METRO DIST FORT LAWN WTP, Fort Lawn, SC: NPDES SCG646066 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CHESTER METRO DIST FORT LAWN WTP, held by CHESTER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, holds NPDES permit SCG646066. EPA’s file records it issued December 2, 2015 and expiring December 30, 2020. 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.
Identity
| Facility as filed | CHESTER METRO DIST FORT LAWN WTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CHESTER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT |
| NPDES ID | SCG646066 |
| 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 | December 2, 2015 |
| Expiration date | December 30, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Fort Lawn, SC 29714 |
| Subwatershed | Fishing Creek Reservoir-Catawba River (HUC 030501030606) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 200 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 198 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 126 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 126 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 2 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity, lab, NTU | 2 | 74 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 5 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES SCG646066.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| June 16, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| June 16, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | 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 September 15, 2026.