Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0039870
KERSHAW CO LUGOFF WWTF, Lugoff, SC: NPDES SC0039870 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 14Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
KERSHAW CO LUGOFF WWTF, held by KERSHAW COUNTY, holds NPDES permit SC0039870. EPA’s file records it issued May 7, 2024 and expiring May 31, 2029. 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 | KERSHAW CO LUGOFF WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | KERSHAW COUNTY |
| NPDES ID | SC0039870 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 7, 2024 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2029 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Lugoff, SC 29078 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 24Pollutants on file
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 21With a violation of any kind
- 14With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 95 | 47 | January 31, 2026 | 1,033% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 82 | 34 | December 31, 2025 | 409% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 39 | 26 | February 28, 2026 | 296% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 28 | 22 | August 31, 2015 | 3,700% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 60 | 12 | November 30, 2023 | 136% over the limit |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 28 | 12 | December 31, 2015 | 300% over the limit |
| E. coli | 8 | 57 | 11 | December 31, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 2 | 24 | 11 | April 30, 2026 | 186% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 12 | 74 | 10 | October 31, 2022 | 90% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal - % samples exceeding limit | 0 | 25 | 8 | August 31, 2014 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 4 | 26 | 2 | March 31, 2009 | 10% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 25 | 1 | September 30, 2015 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 25 | 1 | March 31, 2009 | 38% over the limit |
| Pass/Fail Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 5 | 1 | March 31, 2015 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 8 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 8 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 8 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| %Repro Reduc Static Renewal7D Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Enterococci | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 15, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| February 15, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 28, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 10, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 1, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | 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.