Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0002291
DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS LLC/WS LEE STEAM STATION, Belton, SC: NPDES SC0002291 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 24Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS LLC/WS LEE STEAM STATION, held by DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS LLC, holds NPDES permit SC0002291. EPA’s file records it issued March 26, 2019 and expiring March 31, 2021. 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 | DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS LLC/WS LEE STEAM STATION |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS LLC |
| NPDES ID | SC0002291 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 26, 2019 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Belton, SC 29627 |
| Subwatershed | Craven Creek-Saluda River (HUC 030501090307) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 33Pollutants on file
- 24Under a numeric limit
- 32With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 30 | 117 | 2 | November 30, 2012 | 1,487% over the limit |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 6 | 44 | 2 | May 31, 2020 | 173% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 10 | 39 | 1 | July 31, 2019 | 103% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 34 | 160 | 0 | ||
| pH | 30 | 121 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 11 | 101 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 22 | 76 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 8 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, free available | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total [as Be] | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Number of Events | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Repro Reduc Static Renewal7D Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total [as Tl] | 5 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES SC0002291.
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.