Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0040959
GCW&SD MURRELLS INLET WWTF, Murrells Inlet, SC: NPDES SC0040959 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GCW&SD MURRELLS INLET WWTF, held by GEORGETOWN COUNTY WATER & SEWER DISTRICT, holds NPDES permit SC0040959. EPA’s file records it issued October 28, 2021 and expiring November 30, 2026. 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 | GCW&SD MURRELLS INLET WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GEORGETOWN COUNTY WATER & SEWER DISTRICT |
| NPDES ID | SC0040959 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 28, 2021 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 |
| Subwatershed | Waccamaw River-Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (HUC 030402061002) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 17Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 | 4 | 14 | 6 | May 31, 2025 | 40% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 5 | 1 | August 31, 2018 | 305% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 1 | July 31, 2010 | 13% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 0 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES SC0040959.
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.