Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0040118
HEATH SPRINGS WWTF, Heath Springs, SC: NPDES SC0040118 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HEATH SPRINGS WWTF holds NPDES permit SC0040118, which discharges to Beckham Branch-Lynches Creek. EPA’s file records it issued September 26, 2011 and expiring September 30, 2016. 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 | HEATH SPRINGS WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HEATH SPRINGS WWTF |
| NPDES ID | SC0040118 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 26, 2011 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2016 |
| Address | Heath Springs, SC 29058 |
| Receiving water | BECKHAM BRANCH-LYNCHES CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Little Lynches River (HUC 030402020201) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 14With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 8 | 161 | 155 | June 30, 2014 | 317% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 6 | 13 | 5 | March 31, 2023 | 96,700% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 7 | 3 | January 31, 2008 | 561% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 7 | 3 | January 31, 2008 | 561% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 18 | 2 | April 30, 2016 | 139% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 9 | 1 | January 31, 2016 | |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 9 | 1 | October 31, 2012 | 505% over the limit |
| E. coli | 0 | 1 | 1 | August 31, 2020 | 305% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| February 21, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 6, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 15, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | 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.