Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0047864
LANCASTER CO INDIANLAND WWTP, Fort Mill, SC: NPDES SC0047864 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LANCASTER CO INDIANLAND WWTP, held by LANCASTER COUNTY WATER & SEWER DISTRICT, holds NPDES permit SC0047864. EPA’s file records it issued July 7, 2020 and expiring July 31, 2025. 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 | LANCASTER CO INDIANLAND WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | LANCASTER COUNTY WATER & SEWER DISTRICT |
| NPDES ID | SC0047864 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 7, 2020 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Fort Mill, SC 29707 |
| Subwatershed | Lower Sugar Creek (HUC 030501030109) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 15Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 15With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 4 | 7 | 5 | March 31, 2016 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 11 | 3 | March 31, 2015 | 38% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 2 | August 31, 2019 | 3% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 3 | 1 | August 31, 2008 | 344% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 92 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 84 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 28, 2025 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| October 14, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 30, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| March 30, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| March 30, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 23, 2018 | 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 15, 2026.