Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0038865
EAST RICH CO PSD GILLS CREEK, Columbia, SC: NPDES SC0038865 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
EAST RICH CO PSD GILLS CREEK, held by EAST RICHLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT, holds NPDES permit SC0038865. EPA’s file records it issued April 12, 2022 and expiring May 31, 2023. 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 | EAST RICH CO PSD GILLS CREEK |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | EAST RICHLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT |
| NPDES ID | SC0038865 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 12, 2022 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Columbia, SC 29209 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Middle Congaree River (HUC 030501100303) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 20Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 18With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 24 | 17 | November 30, 2017 | 208% over the limit |
| E. coli | 8 | 4 | 4 | July 31, 2025 | 76% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 7 | 3 | August 31, 2014 | 300% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 8 | 7 | 1 | October 31, 2010 | 54% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 5 | 1 | December 31, 2008 | 1% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 2 | 3 | 1 | July 31, 2013 | 25% over the limit |
| Pass/Fail Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 3 | 1 | September 30, 2017 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 12 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 12 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Repro Reduc Static Renewal7D Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 8 | 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
- 10Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| November 3, 2025 | Pretreatment - IU Violation of Pretreatment Standards | ST6 |
| June 11, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| February 14, 2024 | Pretreatment - Failure to Issue SIU Permits | ST6 |
| October 18, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| October 17, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| October 4, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| September 5, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 11, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| August 11, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| August 10, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation | 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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