Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0037753
GSW&SA SCHWARTZ MYRTLE BEACH & BUCKSPORT REG WWTPS, Bucksport, SC: NPDES SC0037753 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GSW&SA SCHWARTZ MYRTLE BEACH & BUCKSPORT REG WWTPS, held by GRAND STRAND WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY, holds NPDES permit SC0037753. EPA’s file records it issued October 24, 2017 and expiring May 31, 2022. 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 | GSW&SA SCHWARTZ MYRTLE BEACH & BUCKSPORT REG WWTPS |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GRAND STRAND WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY |
| NPDES ID | SC0037753 |
| 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 24, 2017 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Bucksport, SC 29527 |
| Subwatershed | Waccamaw River-Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (HUC 030402061002) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 17Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 17With 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.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 34 | 4 | September 30, 2018 | 172% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 28 | 4 | May 31, 2007 | 8% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 6 | 12 | 2 | February 29, 2024 | 34% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 4 | 2 | February 28, 2023 | 593% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 17 | 1 | January 31, 2014 | 3% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 9 | 1 | July 31, 2008 | 2,200% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 8 | 62 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 52 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 12 | 38 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Carbonaceous oxygen demand, % removal | 2 | 4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| March 22, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 22, 2024 | Pretreatment - Failure to Meet Inspection and Sampling Plan for SIUs | ST6 |
| March 22, 2024 | Pretreatment - Failure to Issue SIU Permits | 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.