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Discharge permits in South Carolina

13,763Current permits
133Major dischargers
682Individual permits

A major discharger is one EPA rates as significant on volume, toxicity or the water it reaches; the rest are minors. An individual permit is written for one operation, while general permit coverage applies a statewide permit to a site that qualifies for it.

This page gathers South Carolina’s current permits three ways below — by the program they are issued under, by the city of the discharge, and by watershed. It names 7 programs, 310 cities and 729 watersheds. Each list says which set it covers.

Every permit’s record

Each of the 13,763 current permits in South Carolina has a record page: the permittee, the receiving water, the status and dates, and its effluent limits and exceedances. Each city below lists its own; or every permit in South Carolina, A to Z.

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By what is permitted in South Carolina

By city

The 310 cities with the most permits. All 310 cities in South Carolina with 3 or more permits are listed at every city in South Carolina.

Watersheds inside South Carolina 729

Every watershed with three or more permits in South Carolina, most permits first.

All 729 watersheds in South Carolina with 3 or more permits are named on one page at every watershed in South Carolina.

Other states

Every state carrying three or more current permits, in alphabetical order.

Permits

Major dischargers first. Not every permit in South Carolina is listed here.

Permit holder	NPDES ID	City	Program	Discharger	Receiving water
3V SIGMA USA	SC0036111	GEORGETOWN		Major	Upper Sampit River
ABBEVILLE LONG CANE CREEK WWTF	SC0040614	ABBEVILLE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Lower Long Cane Creek
AIKEN PSA HORSE CREEK WWTF	SC0024457	BEECH ISLAND	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Beaverdam Ditch-Savannah River
ALLENDALE WWTF	SC0039918	ALLENDALE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Smith Lake Creek-Savannah River
ALPEK POLYESTER USA, LLC	SC0001333	GASTON		Major	Middle Congaree River
ANDERSON ROCKY RIVER	SC0023744	ANDERSON	Publicly owned treatment works	Major
ARCHROMA US INC/MARTIN PLANT	SC0042803	MARTIN		Major	INTERNAL OUTFALL-SAVANNAH RVR
AURIGA POLYMERS INC SPARTANBURG	SC0002798	SPARTANBURG		Major
BASF CORP CLEMSON PLANT	SC0000302	CENTRAL		Major	Lower Twelvemile Creek-Keowee River
BATESBURG-LEESVILLE WWTF	SC0024465	BATESBURG-LEESVILLE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Chinquapin Creek
BCW&SA LOWER BERKELEY WWTF	SC0046060	GOOSE CREEK	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	COOPER RIVER
BELTON DUCWORTH WWTP	SC0045896	BELTON	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Broad Mouth Creek
BENNETTSVILLE WWTF	SC0025178	BENNETTSVILLE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Crooked Creek
BETHUNE NONWOVENS INC DBA SUOMINEN NONWOVENS	SC0001341	BETHUNE		Major	Red Oak Camp Creek-Lynches River
BISHOPVILLE WWTF	SC0035378	BISHOPVILLE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	LYNCHES RV
BJW&SA CHERRY POINT WWTP	SC0047279	RIDGELAND	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Lower Great Swamp
BJW&SA HARDEEVILLE CHURCH ROAD	SC0034584	HARDEEVILLE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Dasher Creek-Savannah River
BJW&SA PORT ROYAL WTR RECL FAC	SC0048348	BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Upper Beaufort River-Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
CAMDEN WWTF	SC0021032	CAMDEN	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Gillies Creek-Wateree River
CAYCE WWTP	SC0024147	CAYCE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Middle Congaree River
CELANESE LTD	SC0038229	ENOREE		Major	Boggy Creek-Enoree River
CELANESE POLYMER PRODUCTS, LLC/COOPER RIVER SITE	SC0026506	MONCKS CORNER		Major	Cooper River
CHAPIN TOWN OF WWTP	SC0040631	CHAPIN	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Wateree Creek
CHARGEURS WOOL (USA) INC	SC0000990	JAMESTOWN		Major	Dutart Creek-Santee River
CHARLESTON CPW PLUM ISLAND	SC0021229	CHARLESTON	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Lower Ashley River
CHERAW WWTF	SC0020249	CHERAW	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Huckleberry Branch-Great Pee Dee River
CHESTER LANDO-MANETTA PLANT	SC0001741	LANDO	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Middle Fishing Creek-Catawba River
CHESTER SANDY RIVER WWTF	SC0036081	CHESTER	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Upper Sandy River
CITY OF COLUMBIA MS4	SCS790001	COLUMBIA	Large municipal storm sewer systems	Major	Upper Congaree River
CITY OF FLORENCE PEE DEE RIVER - WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY	SC0045462	FLORENCE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Bachelor Creek-Great Pee Dee River
CITY OF GEORGETOWN WWTP	SC0040029	GEORGETOWN	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Lower Sampit River
CITY OF JOHNSONVILLE / EAST WWTP	SC0025933	JOHNSONVILLE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Outlet Lynches River
CLEMSON COCHRAN ROAD WWTP	SC0020010	CLEMSON	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Upper Seneca River
COLUMBIA METRO PLANT (SC0020940)	SC0020940	COLUMBIA	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Lower Gills Creek-Congaree River
DEROYAL TEXTILES INC	SC0002518	CAMDEN		Major	Lower Big Pine Tree Creek
DILLON LITTLE PEE DEE	SC0021776	DILLON	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Bell Swamp Branch-Little Pee Dee River
DOMINION ENERGY SOUTH CAROLINA, INC./CANADYS STATION	SC0002020	WALTERBORO		Major	Skull Branch-Edisto River
DOMINION ENERGY SOUTH CAROLINA, INC./COPE GENERATING STATION	SC0045772	COPE		Major	Roberts Swamp
DOMINION ENERGY SOUTH CAROLINA, INC./MCMEEKIN STATION	SC0002046	COLUMBIA		Major	Outlet Saluda River
DOMINION ENERGY SOUTH CAROLINA, INC./URQUHART STATION	SC0000574	BEECH ISLAND		Major	Beaverdam Ditch-Savannah River

What this page shows

This page covers Clean Water Act discharge permits in the EPA NPDES register for SC. It lists 13,763 permits, including 133 majors and 682 individuals.