Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0040029
CITY OF GEORGETOWN WWTP, Georgetown, SC: NPDES SC0040029 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF GEORGETOWN WWTP, held by GEORGETOWN CITY OF, holds NPDES permit SC0040029. EPA’s file records it issued February 25, 2019 and expiring March 31, 2024. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | CITY OF GEORGETOWN WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GEORGETOWN CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | SC0040029 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 25, 2019 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Georgetown, SC 29442 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lower Sampit River (HUC 030402070106) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 16Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterococci | 8 | 72 | 58 | October 31, 2013 | 1,351% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 58 | 58 | February 28, 2017 | 477% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 50 | 50 | March 31, 2018 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 38 | 38 | May 31, 2018 | 120% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 52 | 20 | April 30, 2017 | 172% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 17 | 17 | August 31, 2015 | 53% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 4 | 17 | 17 | June 30, 2017 | 145% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 16 | 16 | July 31, 2013 | 499,900% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 2 | 47 | 15 | July 31, 2017 | 180% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 8 | 8 | June 30, 2017 | 39% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 10 | 6 | 6 | January 31, 2015 | 1,149% over the limit |
| Time, ending [hhmm using 24-hour clock] | 1 | 67 | 0 | ||
| Time, starting [hhmmusing 24-hour clock] | 1 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Time each pumping rate utilized | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tidal stage | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 4, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| August 2, 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 15, 2026.