Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0020664

SPINDALE WWTP, Spindale, NC: NPDES NC0020664 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MajorDischarger class
12Pollutants under a numeric limit
8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
2Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

SPINDALE WWTP, held by Town of Spindale, holds NPDES permit NC0020664. EPA’s file records it issued June 10, 2020 and expiring July 31, 2024.

SPINDALE WWTP, Spindale, North Carolina: Individual permit NC0020664, held by Town of Spindale; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 10, 2020, term to July 31, 2024; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 13 violations of any kind, 13 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 782% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2011, largest 50% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2024.
Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2012, largest 49% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2017, largest 27% over the limit.
Copper, total [as Cu]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2025, largest 23% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2019, largest 178% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 5 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 29, 2020, largest 18% over the limit.
Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 5 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Conductivity: 5 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Silver, total [as Ag]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chloride [as Cl]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nickel, total [as Ni]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total [as Zn]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Selenium, total [as Se]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

August 17, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
June 15, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
June 5, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
May 19, 2026: Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation (ST6).
May 19, 2026: Evaluation (S).
April 14, 2026: Evaluation (S).
July 23, 2024: Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation (ST6).

North Carolina holds 95 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 53 were issued before NC0020664. Town of Spindale holds 3 permits in North Carolina.

Other permits held by Town of Spindale

SPINDALE WWTP, Spindale: NCG110107, issued June 1, 2023
TOWN OF SPINDALE, Spindale: NCL020664, issued January 1, 2021

Coverages issued nearest NC0020664

February 7, 2020: PILKINGTON NORTH AMERICAN WWTP, Laurinburg, NC0021661, held by City of Laurinburg
April 6, 2020: ROWLAND WWTP, Rowland, NC0069612, held by Town of Rowland
April 13, 2020: HAVELOCK WWTP, Havelock, NC0021253, held by City of Havelock
May 11, 2020: BAKERSVILLE WWTP, Bakersville, NC0025461, held by Town of Bakersville
May 14, 2020: JACOB CORNSILK COMPLEX, Robbinsville, NC0089907, held by Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (Jacob Cornsilk Complex)
June 17, 2020: YADKIN VALLEY SEWER AUTHORITY WWTP, Elkin, NC0020567, held by Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority
June 17, 2020: TRYON WWTP, Tryon, NC0021601, held by Town of Tryon
June 19, 2020: MASON FARM WWTP, Chapel Hill, NC0025241, held by Orange Water and Sewer Authority
June 24, 2020: YADKIN RIVER WATER TREATMENT PLANT, Unionville, NC0089893, held by Union County Public Works
June 29, 2020: BUNN WWTP, Bunn, NC0042269, held by Town of Bunn

SPINDALE WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 28 discharge permits in the Hickory Creek-First Broad River subwatershed (HUC 030501050703), NC0020664 among them.

Other permits in the Hickory Creek-First Broad River subwatershed (HUC 030501050703)

800 COLLEGE AVENUE, Shelby: NCC243791, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
CAMBRIDGE COMMONS, City Of Shelby: NCC243026, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
CLEVELAND COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER - EARLY UTILITY RELOCATIONS & GRADING, Shelby: NCC230699, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
CLEVELAND COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER - PHASE 2, Shelby: NCC240802, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
CLEVELAND HILL, Shelby: NCC242612, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
CROSSROADS MALL, Shelby: NCC243788, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
DEPOT PARK SHELBY, Shelby: NCC241371, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
DOLLAR GENERAL - SHELBY, Shelby: NCC264128, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
FINCASTLE GLEN, Shelby: NCC250234, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
HILLTOP HEALTH AND REHABILITATION, Rutherfordton: NC0030139, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2023

Identity

Facility as filed	SPINDALE WWTP
Permittee as filed	Town of Spindale
NPDES ID	NC0020664
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Major discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	June 10, 2020
Expiration date	July 31, 2024
Address	Spindale, NC 28160
Subwatershed	Hickory Creek-First Broad River (HUC 030501050703)
Program components on file	Biosolids, POTW, Pretreatment
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

17Pollutants on file
12Under a numeric limit
17With a violation of any kind
8With 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
Chlorine, total residual	1	13	13	February 28, 2026	782% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	3	42	7	July 31, 2011	50% over the limit
pH	2	7	7	July 31, 2024
Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C	2	6	6	December 31, 2012	49% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	3	38	3	March 31, 2017	27% over the limit
Copper, total [as Cu]	1	4	2	October 31, 2025	23% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	18	1	May 31, 2019	178% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	5	7	1	February 29, 2020	18% over the limit
Temperature, water deg. centigrade	5	6	0
Conductivity	5	6	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	1	4	0
Sulfate, total [as SO4]	0	3	0
Silver, total [as Ag]	1	2	0
Chloride [as Cl]	0	2	0
Nickel, total [as Ni]	0	2	0
Zinc, total [as Zn]	0	2	0
Selenium, total [as Se]	0	2	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

2Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
May 19, 2026	Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation	ST6
July 23, 2024	Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation	ST6

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
May 19, 2026	Evaluation	S
April 14, 2026	Evaluation	S

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 17, 2026	Notice of Violation	State
June 15, 2026	Notice of Violation	State
June 5, 2026	Notice of Violation	State

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The page covers NPDES permit NC0020664 for the SPINDALE WWTP in Spindale, NC, held by the Town of Spindale, a major publicly owned treatment works whose permit is administratively continued after its July 31, 2024 expiration. The facts list 8 pollutants under a numeric limit and 8 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, within the Hickory Creek-First Broad River (HUC 030501050703) subwatershed.