Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0038113
BLUE GRANITE WATER COMPANY CAROWOOD SD, Fort Mill, SC: NPDES SC0038113 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BLUE GRANITE WATER COMPANY CAROWOOD SD, held by Blue Granite Water Company/Carowood SD, holds NPDES permit SC0038113, which discharges to Tributary To Jackson Branch. EPA’s file records it issued July 25, 2017 and expiring August 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 | BLUE GRANITE WATER COMPANY CAROWOOD SD |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Blue Granite Water Company/Carowood SD |
| NPDES ID | SC0038113 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 25, 2017 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2022 |
| Address | Fort Mill, SC 29708 |
| Receiving water | TRIBUTARY TO JACKSON BRANCH |
| Subwatershed | Steele Creek (HUC 030501030108) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 39 | 35 | November 30, 2017 | 1,785% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 23 | 11 | December 31, 2021 | 238% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 11 | 7 | November 30, 2017 | 38,650% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 11 | 5 | February 28, 2019 | 426% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 9 | 3 | April 30, 2014 | 800% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 4 | 5 | 1 | November 30, 2015 | 333% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 1 | 1 | September 30, 2018 | 86% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES SC0038113.
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.