Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0047899
PICKENS CO PSC PICKENS CO STOCKADE WWTP, Pickens, SC: NPDES SC0047899 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PICKENS CO PSC PICKENS CO STOCKADE WWTP, held by PICKENS CO PSC/PICKENS CO STOC, holds NPDES permit SC0047899, which discharges to Twelve Mile Creek. EPA’s file records it issued September 19, 2014 and expiring October 31, 2019. 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 | PICKENS CO PSC PICKENS CO STOCKADE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PICKENS CO PSC/PICKENS CO STOC |
| NPDES ID | SC0047899 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 19, 2014 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2019 |
| Address | Pickens, SC 29671 |
| Receiving water | TWELVE MILE CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Middle Fork-Twelvemile Creek (HUC 030601010401) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 16Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 15With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 6 | 4 | September 30, 2005 | 233% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 8 | 2 | November 30, 2012 | 125% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Repro Reduc Static Renewal7D Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| January 31, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | 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.