Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0047953
AVX CORP MYRTLE BEACH PLANT, Myrtle Beach, SC: NPDES SC0047953 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
AVX CORP MYRTLE BEACH PLANT, held by AVX CORP/MYRTLE BEACH PLANT, holds NPDES permit SC0047953, which discharges to Spray Irg Siteor Withers Swash. EPA’s file records it issued January 26, 2007 and expiring June 30, 2011. 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 | AVX CORP MYRTLE BEACH PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | AVX CORP/MYRTLE BEACH PLANT |
| NPDES ID | SC0047953 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 26, 2007 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2011 |
| Address | Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 |
| Receiving water | SPRAY IRG SITEOR WITHERS SWASH |
| Subwatershed | Atlantic Ocean (HUC 030402080306) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 50 | 44 | March 31, 2023 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Trichloroethylene | 2 | 27 | 21 | June 30, 2019 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Vinyl chloride | 2 | 21 | 15 | April 30, 2019 | 99,999% over the limit |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | 2 | 17 | 11 | April 30, 2019 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Methylene chloride | 2 | 14 | 8 | December 31, 2008 | 99,999% over the limit |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | 2 | 14 | 8 | December 31, 2008 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 8 | 2 | August 31, 2011 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 6 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 17, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 18, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 18, 2018 | 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.