Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0046868
PINEWOOD TOWN OF WWTP, Pinewood, SC: NPDES SC0046868 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PINEWOOD TOWN OF WWTP, held by PINEWOOD TOWN OF, holds NPDES permit SC0046868. EPA’s file records it issued July 24, 2017 and expiring August 31, 2022. 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 | PINEWOOD TOWN OF WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PINEWOOD TOWN OF |
| NPDES ID | SC0046868 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 24, 2017 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Pinewood, SC 29125 |
| Subwatershed | Spring Grove Creek (HUC 030501110102) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 17Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 17With a violation of any kind
- 10With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 58 | 22 | August 31, 2023 | 2,397% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 73 | 13 | July 31, 2024 | 68% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 22 | 7 | February 28, 2026 | 567% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 65 | 5 | February 28, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 37 | 5 | April 30, 2024 | 593% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 62 | 2 | June 30, 2011 | 51% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 32 | 2 | June 30, 2011 | 19% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 17 | 2 | December 31, 2025 | 60% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 31 | 1 | April 30, 2012 | |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 21 | 1 | October 31, 2012 | 186% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 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
- 10Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| November 7, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 14, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 4, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| June 30, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 5, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| October 22, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 28, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 2, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| April 3, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| May 16, 2017 | 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 15, 2026.