Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0034703
COMMANDER OPERATOR, LLC, Florence, SC: NPDES SC0034703 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
COMMANDER OPERATOR, LLC, held by (Unknown Permittee), holds NPDES permit SC0034703. EPA’s file records it issued February 14, 2023 and expiring February 28, 2028. 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 | COMMANDER OPERATOR, LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | (Unknown Permittee) |
| NPDES ID | SC0034703 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 14, 2023 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2028 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Florence, SC 29505 |
| Subwatershed | Willow Creek (HUC 030402010904) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 13Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 148 | 98 | June 30, 2026 | 1,680% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 101 | 87 | February 29, 2024 | 1,130% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 82 | 34 | April 30, 2025 | 311% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 38 | 26 | June 30, 2026 | 83% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 21 | 7 | December 31, 2018 | 317% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 17 | 3 | August 31, 2023 | 30% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 26 | 2 | August 31, 2023 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 26 | 2 | December 31, 2010 | 28% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 17 | 1 | March 31, 2025 | 345% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 12 | 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
- 12Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 23, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 22, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 8, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 8, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| June 7, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| June 6, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| June 6, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 24, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 25, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| August 25, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| August 25, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order | ST6 |
| August 25, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | 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 14, 2026.