Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0004375
MOUNT HOLLY EAST FACILITY, Charlotte, NC: NPDES NC0004375 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
MOUNT HOLLY EAST FACILITY, held by Clariant Corporation, holds NPDES permit NC0004375. EPA’s file records it issued December 25, 2017 and expiring December 31, 2022. 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 | MOUNT HOLLY EAST FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Clariant Corporation |
| NPDES ID | NC0004375 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 25, 2017 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2022 |
| Address | Charlotte, NC 28214 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lake Wylie-Catawba River (HUC 030501011406) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 22Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 17With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 | 8 | 2 | December 31, 2021 | 67% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 8 | 2 | June 30, 2019 | 38% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 7 | 1 | October 31, 2005 | 5% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | 725% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 141 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chv Statre 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia | 1 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NC0004375.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NC0004375.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 20, 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 September 15, 2026.