Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0022390
WHITMIRE TOWN OF, Newberry, SC: NPDES SC0022390 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WHITMIRE TOWN OF, held by WHITMIRE, TOWN OF, holds NPDES permit SC0022390, which discharges to Duncan Ck. EPA’s file records it issued October 11, 2011 and expiring October 31, 2016. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | WHITMIRE TOWN OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WHITMIRE, TOWN OF |
| NPDES ID | SC0022390 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 11, 2011 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2016 |
| Address | Newberry, SC 29178 |
| Receiving water | DUNCAN CK |
| Subwatershed | Lower Duncan Creek (HUC 030501080303) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 17Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 17With 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 | 2 | 25 | 11 | March 31, 2024 | 150% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 9 | 1 | March 31, 2012 | |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 16 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| %Repro Reduc Static Renewal7D Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 2, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 1, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 9, 2021 | 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 15, 2026.