Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0000485
MOUNT VERNON MILLS LA FRANCE DIVISION, Pendleton, SC: NPDES SC0000485 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MOUNT VERNON MILLS LA FRANCE DIVISION, held by MOUNT VERNON MILLS/LA FRANCE D, holds NPDES permit SC0000485, which discharges to 3 & 20 Creek To Lake Hartwell. EPA’s file records it issued August 12, 2008 and expiring August 31, 2013. 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 | MOUNT VERNON MILLS LA FRANCE DIVISION |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MOUNT VERNON MILLS/LA FRANCE D |
| NPDES ID | SC0000485 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 12, 2008 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2013 |
| Address | Pendleton, SC 29670 |
| Receiving water | 3 & 20 CREEK TO LAKE HARTWELL |
| Subwatershed | Lower Three And Twenty Creek (HUC 030601010702) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 19Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 16With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sulfide, total [as S] | 4 | 26 | 2 | March 31, 2004 | 50% over the limit |
| E. coli | 0 | 4 | 2 | June 30, 2015 | 305% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 19 | 1 | August 31, 2013 | 70% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 4 | 19 | 1 | April 30, 2015 | 9% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 15 | 1 | October 31, 2017 | |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 11 | 1 | December 31, 2004 | 98% over the limit |
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 2 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Phenols | 4 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 6 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Hydrogen sulfide, unionized | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| %Repro Reduc Static Renewal7D Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 6, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| August 18, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 17, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 14, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | 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 14, 2026.