Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0000302
BASF CORP CLEMSON PLANT, Central, SC: NPDES SC0000302 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BASF CORP CLEMSON PLANT, held by THERESA VAUGHN, holds NPDES permit SC0000302. EPA’s file records it issued September 18, 2018 and expiring August 31, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | BASF CORP CLEMSON PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | THERESA VAUGHN |
| NPDES ID | SC0000302 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 18, 2018 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Central, SC 29630 |
| Subwatershed | Lower Twelvemile Creek-Keowee River (HUC 030601010408) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 7 | 6 | September 30, 2015 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 7 | 5 | July 31, 2011 | 360% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 4 | 3 | December 31, 2003 | 32% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 3 | 3 | December 31, 2003 | 107% over the limit |
| pH | 0 | 3 | 1 | March 31, 2020 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Repro Reduc Static Renewal7D Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Length of longest pH excursion | 0 | 1 | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 21, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| October 21, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 23, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 23, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| February 12, 2018 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| February 12, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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 14, 2026.