Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0039853
EASLEY MIDDLE BRANCH WWTP, Easley, SC: NPDES SC0039853 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
EASLEY MIDDLE BRANCH WWTP, held by EASLEY COMBINED UTILITIES, holds NPDES permit SC0039853. EPA’s file records it issued May 14, 2017 and expiring August 31, 2021. 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 | EASLEY MIDDLE BRANCH WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | EASLEY COMBINED UTILITIES |
| NPDES ID | SC0039853 |
| 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 | May 14, 2017 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Easley, SC 29642 |
| Subwatershed | Big Brushy Creek (HUC 030501090303) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 22Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 16With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 10 | 10 | December 31, 2010 | 99,999% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 6 | 6 | April 30, 2023 | 593% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 8 | 4 | February 28, 2018 | 250% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 8 | 4 | September 30, 2007 | 47% over the limit |
| Nickel, total recoverable | 0 | 5 | 3 | January 31, 2010 | 543% over the limit |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales | 0 | 4 | 3 | December 31, 2010 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 8 | 2 | November 30, 2008 | 1,025% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 9 | 1 | December 31, 2015 | 11% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Overflows | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Overflow volume [SS0 volume, CSO volume] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2023 | Pretreatment - Failure to Meet Inspection and Sampling Plan for SIUs | ST6 |
| July 13, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 21, 2023 | Pretreatment - Failure to Meet Inspection and Sampling Plan for SIUs | ST6 |
| March 27, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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.