Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0039764
BCW&SA CENTRAL BERKELEY WWTP, Moncks Corner, SC: NPDES SC0039764 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 21Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BCW&SA CENTRAL BERKELEY WWTP, held by BERKELEY COUNTY WATER & SANITATION AUTHORITY, holds NPDES permit SC0039764. EPA’s file records it issued April 3, 2025 and expiring April 30, 2030. 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 | BCW&SA CENTRAL BERKELEY WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BERKELEY COUNTY WATER & SANITATION AUTHORITY |
| NPDES ID | SC0039764 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 3, 2025 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2030 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Moncks Corner, SC 29461 |
| Subwatershed | West Branch Cooper River (HUC 030502010701) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 22Pollutants on file
- 21Under a numeric limit
- 19With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 33 | 21 | February 28, 2015 | 117% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 13 | 7 | December 31, 2008 | 17% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 7 | 3 | September 30, 2013 | 430% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 14 | 2 | January 31, 2013 | 20% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 17, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| June 17, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 17, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | 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.