Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES SC0049026
ASCO, L.P., Aiken, SC: NPDES SC0049026 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ASCO, L.P., held by ASCO LP, holds NPDES permit SC0049026. EPA’s file records it issued July 25, 2018 and expiring August 31, 2020. 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 | ASCO, L.P. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ASCO LP |
| NPDES ID | SC0049026 |
| 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 | July 25, 2018 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Aiken, SC 29801 |
| Subwatershed | Middle Shaw Creek (HUC 030502040107) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 6Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 4With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 2 | 6 | 4 | September 30, 2020 | |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 29, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 28, 2020 | 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.