Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0037974
LAURENS CO W&S CLINTON-JOANNA, Kinards, SC: NPDES SC0037974 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LAURENS CO W&S CLINTON-JOANNA, held by LAURENS COUNTY WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION, holds NPDES permit SC0037974. EPA’s file records it issued July 27, 2023 and expiring August 31, 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 | LAURENS CO W&S CLINTON-JOANNA |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | LAURENS COUNTY WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION |
| NPDES ID | SC0037974 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 27, 2023 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2028 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Kinards, SC 29355 |
| Subwatershed | Upper Bush River (HUC 030501091204) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 20Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 18With 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 | 4 | 16 | 2 | November 30, 2017 | 110% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 126 | 1 | January 31, 2009 | 24% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 125 | 1 | May 31, 2007 | 32% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 125 | 1 | November 30, 2009 | 91% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 125 | 1 | March 31, 2008 | 161% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 32 | 1 | March 31, 2010 | 501% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 124 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 124 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 124 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 63 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 63 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 62 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 31 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| %Repro Reduc Static Renewal7D Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 4, 2026 | Pretreatment - Failure to Conduct Inspections | ST6 |
| June 21, 2024 | Pretreatment - Failure to Develop/Enforce Standards | ST6 |
| June 21, 2024 | Pretreatment - Failure to Issue SIU Permits | ST6 |
| February 6, 2024 | Permit Violations - CWA §308 Failure to submit required permit application information | ST6 |
| March 14, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 25, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | 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.