Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0003441
PIGMENTS SERVICES INC, Goose Creek, SC: NPDES SC0003441 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 73Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PIGMENTS SERVICES INC, held by (Unknown Permittee), holds NPDES permit SC0003441. EPA’s file records it issued December 22, 2016 and expiring December 31, 2017. 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 | PIGMENTS SERVICES INC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | (Unknown Permittee) |
| NPDES ID | SC0003441 |
| 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 | December 22, 2016 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2017 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Goose Creek, SC 29445 |
| Subwatershed | Upper Cooper River (HUC 030502010705) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 76Pollutants on file
- 73Under a numeric limit
- 64With 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; the 60 with the most exceedances of 76 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 7 | 30 | 20 | April 30, 2022 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 8 | 63 | 17 | November 30, 2014 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 9 | 4 | July 31, 2020 | 80% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 7 | 13 | 3 | May 31, 2020 | 123% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 4 | 7 | 3 | July 31, 2020 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 7 | 1 | December 31, 2009 | |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Carbon tetrachloride | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Acrylonitrile | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Anthracene | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[a]pyrene | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chrysene | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Diethyl phthalate | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Dimethyl phthalate | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Fluoranthene | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Fluorene | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Hexachloroethane | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Methylene chloride | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrobenzene | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phenanthrene | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pyrene | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachloroethylene | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1,1-Dichloroethane | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[a]anthracene | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1,3-Dichlorobenzene | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2-Chlorophenol | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2-Nitrophenol | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dichlorophenol | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dimethylphenol | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dinitrotoluene | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dinitrophenol | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2,6-Dinitrotoluene | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 4-Nitrophenol | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Di-n-butyl phthalate | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Vinyl chloride | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Trichloroethylene | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Hexachlorobenzene | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Hexachlorobutadiene | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1,3-Dichloropropene | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 3,4-Benzofluoranthene | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chloroethane | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Length of longest pH excursion | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| % of time exceeding pH limits | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 18, 2022 | 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.