Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0002852
FRANKLINTON WTP, Franklinton, NC: NPDES NC0002852 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
FRANKLINTON WTP, held by Franklin County Public Utilities, holds NPDES permit NC0002852. EPA’s file records it issued January 8, 2020 and expiring September 30, 2024. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | FRANKLINTON WTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Franklin County Public Utilities |
| NPDES ID | NC0002852 |
| 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 8, 2020 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2024 |
| Address | Franklinton, NC 27525 |
| Subwatershed | Jumping Run-Tar River (HUC 030201010304) |
| NAICS | 221310 – Water Supply and Irrigation Systems |
| SIC | 4941 – Water Supply |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 7Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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, total suspended | 2 | 19 | 9 | June 30, 2022 | 98% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 11 | 1 | September 30, 2016 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 0 | 2 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NC0002852.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NC0002852.
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 27, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
| July 8, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
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 October 14, 2026.