Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0026646

PILOT MOUNTAIN WWTP, Pilot Mountain, NC: NPDES NC0026646 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MajorDischarger class
12Pollutants under a numeric limit
4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

PILOT MOUNTAIN WWTP, held by Town of Pilot Mountain, holds NPDES permit NC0026646. EPA’s file records it issued October 26, 2020 and expiring February 28, 2025.

PILOT MOUNTAIN WWTP, Pilot Mountain, North Carolina: Individual permit NC0026646, held by Town of Pilot Mountain; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 26, 2020, term to February 28, 2025.

Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 58 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2023, largest 193% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2023, largest 1,400% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 49 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2023, largest 22% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 30 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2024, largest 135% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, total [as Cu]: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil & Grease: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Cyanide, total [as CN]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Cadmium, total [as Cd]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, total [as Pb]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Silver, total [as Ag]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total [as Zn]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

July 9, 2026: Biomonitoring (S).
August 28, 2023: Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation (ST6).
December 15, 2020: Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation (ST6).

North Carolina holds 95 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 66 were issued before NC0026646. Town of Pilot Mountain holds 2 permits in North Carolina.

Other permits held by Town of Pilot Mountain

TOWN OF PILOT MOUNTAIN, Pilot Mtn: NCL026646, issued January 1, 2021

Coverages issued nearest NC0026646

September 15, 2020: OLD FORT WWTP, Old Fort, NC0021229, held by Town of Old Fort
September 28, 2020: MOUNT AIRY WWTP, Mount Airy, NC0021121, held by City of Mount Airy
October 9, 2020: LITTLE CREEK RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY, Zebulon, NC0079316, held by City of Raleigh
October 19, 2020: ROCKINGHAM WWTP, Rockingham, NC0020427, held by City of Rockingham
October 21, 2020: HAMLET WWTP, Hamlet, NC0047562, held by City of Hamlet
December 17, 2020: LEITH CREEK WWTP, Laurinburg, NC0020656, held by City of Laurinburg
December 17, 2020: HIGHLANDS WWTP, Highlands, NC0021407, held by Town of Highlands
December 17, 2020: WHITEVILLE WWTP, Whiteville, NC0021920, held by City of Whiteville
December 17, 2020: TROY WWTP, Troy, NC0028916, held by Town of Troy
December 17, 2020: LEXINGTON REGIONAL WWTP, Lexington, NC0055786, held by City of Lexington

PILOT MOUNTAIN WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 28 discharge permits in the Headwaters Muddy Creek subwatershed (HUC 030401011302), NC0026646 among them.

Other permits in the Headwaters Muddy Creek subwatershed (HUC 030401011302)

ALTEC INDUSTRIES, INC., Mount Airy: NCG030687, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2026
BANNERTOWN HILLS SUBDIVISION - WELL #2, Mount Airy: NCG590027, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2024
BETHANIA FOREST - DEL WEBB WINSTON PRESERVE, Winston-Salem: NCC251227, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
CHANDLER POINT PHASE 6, Winston Salem: NCC240894, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
CHANDLER POINTE PHASE 6 - SFD CONSTRUCTION, Rural Hall: NCC250268, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
CRESCENT HILL SUBDIVISION - SFD CONSTRUCTION, Winston Salem: NCC231976, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
FIBRECRETE PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Mount Airy: NCG160223, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2024
FORSYTH COUNTY AGRICULTURAL PARK, Tobaccoville: NCC240854, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
GRANDVIEW VILLAS, Pfafftown: NCC222833, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
HANES LAKE PHASE 2, Winston Salem: NCC232308, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	PILOT MOUNTAIN WWTP
Permittee as filed	Town of Pilot Mountain
NPDES ID	NC0026646
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	October 26, 2020
Expiration date	February 28, 2025
Address	Pilot Mountain, NC 27041
Subwatershed	Headwaters Muddy Creek (HUC 030401011302)

Effluent limits and exceedances

18Pollutants on file
12Under a numeric limit
18With 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
Solids, total suspended	3	58	11	November 30, 2023	193% over the limit
Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C	2	26	10	January 31, 2023	1,400% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	3	49	2	November 30, 2023	22% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	3	30	2	August 31, 2024	135% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	1	9	0
Temperature, water deg. centigrade	1	3	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	3	0
Nitrogen, total [as N]	1	3	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	1	3	0
Copper, total [as Cu]	1	3	0
Chlorine, total residual	1	3	0
Oil & Grease	0	3	0
Cyanide, total [as CN]	0	3	0
Cadmium, total [as Cd]	0	3	0
Lead, total [as Pb]	0	3	0
Silver, total [as Ag]	0	3	0
Zinc, total [as Zn]	0	3	0
pH	2	2	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

2Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
August 28, 2023	Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation	ST6
December 15, 2020	Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation	ST6

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
July 9, 2026	Biomonitoring	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

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES NC0026646.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit NC0026646 for the Pilot Mountain WWTP in Pilot Mountain, NC, held by the Town of Pilot Mountain, with its status listed as administratively continued. The figures shown are 12 pollutants under a numeric limit, 18 pollutants on file, 18 with a violation of any kind, and 4 with an effluent exceedance.