Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0047279
BJW&SA CHERRY POINT WWTP, Ridgeland, SC: NPDES SC0047279 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BJW&SA CHERRY POINT WWTP, held by BEAUFORT JASPER WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY, holds NPDES permit SC0047279. EPA’s file records it issued October 10, 2024 and expiring October 31, 2029. 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 | BJW&SA CHERRY POINT WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BEAUFORT JASPER WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY |
| NPDES ID | SC0047279 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 10, 2024 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2029 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Ridgeland, SC 29936 |
| Subwatershed | Lower Great Swamp (HUC 030601100103) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 42Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 23With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 56 | 44 | August 31, 2023 | 770% over the limit |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 20 | 20 | October 31, 2016 | 269% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 37 | 9 | May 31, 2009 | 52,838% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 8 | 4 | May 31, 2003 | 175% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 4 | 7 | 3 | April 30, 2022 | 560% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 14 | 2 | May 31, 2008 | 52% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 7 | 1 | February 28, 2026 | |
| E. coli | 4 | 1 | 1 | April 30, 2022 | 11% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, organic total [as N] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total [as Tl] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal - % samples exceeding limit | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Repro Reduc Static Renewal7D Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphate, total [as PO4] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 18, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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.