Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0047911
RICHLAND CO EASTOVER REG WWTP, Eastover, SC: NPDES SC0047911 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
RICHLAND CO EASTOVER REG WWTP, held by RICHLAND COUNTY UTILITIES & SERVICES, holds NPDES permit SC0047911. EPA’s file records it issued February 20, 2025 and expiring November 30, 2026. 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 | RICHLAND CO EASTOVER REG WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | RICHLAND COUNTY UTILITIES & SERVICES |
| NPDES ID | SC0047911 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 20, 2025 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Eastover, SC 29044 |
| Subwatershed | Beech Creek-Wateree River (HUC 030501040407) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 19Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 17With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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, suspended percent removal | 1 | 40 | 34 | January 31, 2021 | 567% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 46 | 22 | November 30, 2018 | 99% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 21 | 15 | April 30, 2010 | 567% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 26 | 12 | September 30, 2025 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 34 | 6 | March 31, 2010 | 100% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 18 | 6 | October 31, 2015 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 32 | 4 | October 31, 2025 | 49% over the limit |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 16 | 4 | December 31, 2003 | 300% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 3 | 3 | June 30, 2025 | 593% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 16 | 2 | October 31, 2007 | 176% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 17 | 1 | October 31, 2003 | 100% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 30 | 0 | ||
| %Mortality 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| %Repro Reduc Static Renewal7D Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 4 | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 1, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| April 28, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 17, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 17, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| January 17, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | 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.