Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0043451
SOUTH CAROLINA WATER UTILITIES – PUI, INC./SPEARS CREEK WWTP, Elgin, SC: NPDES SC0043451 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SOUTH CAROLINA WATER UTILITIES – PUI, INC./SPEARS CREEK WWTP, held by PALMETTO UTILITIES INC, holds NPDES permit SC0043451. EPA’s file records it issued November 29, 2017 and expiring August 31, 2022. 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 | SOUTH CAROLINA WATER UTILITIES – PUI, INC./SPEARS CREEK WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PALMETTO UTILITIES INC |
| NPDES ID | SC0043451 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 29, 2017 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Elgin, SC 29045 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Gillies Creek-Wateree River (HUC 030501040304) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 22Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 22With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 26 | 18 | February 28, 2026 | 174% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 19 | 11 | January 31, 2025 | 117% over the limit |
| E. coli | 0 | 13 | 11 | July 31, 2023 | 593% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 14 | 6 | May 31, 2025 | 78% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 0 | 9 | 3 | July 31, 2023 | 75% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 0 | 5 | 1 | October 31, 2017 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Vanadium, total [as V] | 0 | 132 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| pH | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| %Repro Reduc Static Renewal7D Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 2 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 2, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 5, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| April 26, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| November 4, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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.