Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0002046
DOMINION ENERGY SOUTH CAROLINA, INC./MCMEEKIN STATION, Columbia, SC: NPDES SC0002046 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
DOMINION ENERGY SOUTH CAROLINA, INC./MCMEEKIN STATION, held by MARK FERGUSON, holds NPDES permit SC0002046. EPA’s file records it issued October 9, 2017 and expiring March 31, 2020. 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 | DOMINION ENERGY SOUTH CAROLINA, INC./MCMEEKIN STATION |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MARK FERGUSON |
| NPDES ID | SC0002046 |
| 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 | October 9, 2017 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Columbia, SC 29212 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Outlet Saluda River (HUC 030501091403) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 7 | 3 | December 31, 2012 | 157% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 64 | 2 | July 31, 2015 | 17% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 10 | 92 | 0 | ||
| pH | 6 | 62 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 4 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 0 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 16, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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.