Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0042439
GCW&SD NORTH SANTEE WWTP, Georgetown, SC: NPDES SC0042439 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GCW&SD NORTH SANTEE WWTP, held by GEORGETOWN COUNTY WATER & SEWER DISTRICT, holds NPDES permit SC0042439. EPA’s file records it issued October 29, 2019 and expiring November 30, 2024. 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 NORTH SANTEE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GEORGETOWN COUNTY WATER & SEWER DISTRICT |
| NPDES ID | SC0042439 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 29, 2019 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Georgetown, SC 29440 |
| Subwatershed | Lower North Santee River (HUC 030501120403) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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, percent removal | 1 | 39 | 31 | January 31, 2015 | 159% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 29 | 1 | December 31, 2007 | 6% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 23 | 1 | March 31, 2019 | 1,567% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 1 | 1 | November 30, 2018 | 57% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 7 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | 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.