Non-Compliance Clean Water Act

DENMARK CITY OF

Quick Summary

•Currently out of compliance in at least one environmental program (CAA, CWA, or RCRA).
•Assessed $4,000 in total penalties since records began.

Address: 131 S PALMETTO AVE
DENMARK, SC 29042
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County: BAMBERG County
Industry: Utilities
NAICS (North American Industry Classification): 221320
Inspections: 1 · last Dec 21, 2023
Total Penalties: $4,000 · last Feb 24, 2022
Registry ID: 110002235420

Compliance Status (Last 12 Quarters)

Number of calendar quarters, out of the last 12, in which this facility was in violation of its permit. Zero means no recorded violations in that program over the past three years.

Water (CWA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant

Compliance Violations

Individual permit violations recorded by the EPA across air, water, and hazardous waste programs. Open violations are unresolved as of the most recent ECHO data update.

Program	Type	Violation Date	Return to Compliance	Status
cwa	Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment	Jan 18, 2024	—	Open
cwa	Permit Violations - CWA §308 Failure to submit required permit application information	Jan 2, 2024	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Aug 31, 2023	Oct 1, 2023	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Nov 1, 2022	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event reported late	Mar 26, 2022	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Mar 26, 2022	—	Open
cwa	Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records	Aug 21, 2019	—	Open
cwa	Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment	Aug 21, 2019	—	Open
cwa	Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance	Aug 21, 2019	—	Open
cwa	Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance	Aug 19, 2019	—	Open
cwa	Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records	Aug 19, 2019	—	Open
cwa	Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting	Nov 14, 2016	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	May 29, 2009	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Feb 1, 2004	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jan 11, 2001	—	Open

Discharge Limit Exceedances

Instances where this facility's reported discharge monitoring results exceeded its permitted limits under the Clean Water Act. Exceedance percentage shows how far over the permit limit the discharge was.

Pollutant	Violation	Reported	Limit	Exceedance	Period	Status
E. coli	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	2,420.00 MPN/100mL	349.00	+99,999%	Jan 2026	Open
E. coli	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	2,166.00 MPN/100mL	126.00	+99,999%	Jan 2026	Open
Solids, suspended percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	3.50 %	85.00	+543%	Dec 2025	Open
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	82.00 %	85.00	+20%	Dec 2025	Open
Solids, suspended percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	34.00 %	85.00	+340%	Nov 2025	Open
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	69.00 %	85.00	+107%	Feb 2025	Open
Solids, suspended percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.00 %	85.00	+567%	Feb 2025	Open
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	88.00 %	85.00	+99,999%	Jan 2025	Open
Solids, suspended percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.00 %	85.00	+567%	Jan 2025	Open
Solids, suspended percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	72.00 %	85.00	+87%	Nov 2024	Open
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	66.00 %	85.00	+127%	Nov 2024	Open
E. coli	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	2,420.00 MPN/100mL	349.00	+99,999%	Jan 2024	Open
E. coli	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	1,046.00 MPN/100mL	349.00	+200%	Feb 2023	Open
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	81.00 %	85.00	+99,999%	Jan 2022	Open
E. coli	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	2,420.00 MPN/100mL	349.00	+593%	Jan 2022	Open
Solids, suspended percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	82.00 %	85.00	+20%	Feb 2021	Open
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	84.90 %	85.00	+1%	Feb 2020	Open
E. coli	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	4.00 MPN/100mL	126.00	+99,999%	Dec 2019	Open
E. coli	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	2,420.00 MPN/100mL	349.00	+99,999%	Dec 2019	Open
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	84.00 %	85.00	+7%	Feb 2019	Open
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	81.00 %	85.00	+27%	Dec 2018	Open
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	34.00 mg/L	30.00	+13%	Nov 2018	Open
Solids, suspended percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	76.00 %	85.00	+60%	Feb 2018	Open
Solids, suspended percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	84.00 %	85.00	+7%	Jan 2017	Open
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	39.00 %	85.00	+307%	Jan 2017	Open
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	75.00 %	85.00	+67%	Dec 2016	Open
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	76.00 %	85.00	+60%	Feb 2016	Open
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	72.00 %	85.00	+87%	Jan 2016	Open
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	72.00 %	85.00	+87%	Dec 2015	Open
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	84.00 %	85.00	+99,999%	Nov 2015	Open
Solids, suspended percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	84.00 %	85.00	+7%	Nov 2015	Open
Solids, suspended percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	84.00 %	85.00	+7%	Jan 2015	Open

Enforcement Actions

Formal enforcement cases brought by the EPA or state agencies, including administrative orders and civil penalties assessed. Penalty amounts reflect what was formally assessed, not necessarily what was collected.