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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0031836

FOURTH CREEK WWTP, Statesville, NC: NPDES NC0031836 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

FOURTH CREEK WWTP, held by City of Statesville, holds NPDES permit NC0031836. EPA’s file records it issued February 11, 2019 and expiring March 31, 2023.

FOURTH CREEK WWTP, Statesville, North Carolina: Individual permit NC0031836, held by City of Statesville; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued February 11, 2019, term to March 31, 2023; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2021, largest 13% over the limit.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 12 limits, 45 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2022, largest 158% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 5 limits, 29 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2016, largest 41% over the limit.
  • Copper, total [as Cu]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2023, largest 552% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2022, largest 111% over the limit.
  • Mercury, total [as Hg]: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2018, largest 5% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2006.
  • Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Conductivity: 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.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chv Statre 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chromium, total [as Cr]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

North Carolina holds 95 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 27 were issued before NC0031836. City of Statesville holds 13 permits in North Carolina.

Other permits held by City of Statesville

Coverages issued nearest NC0031836

FOURTH CREEK WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 37 discharge permits in the Upper Dutch Buffalo Creek subwatershed (HUC 030401050303), NC0031836 among them.

Other permits in the Upper Dutch Buffalo Creek subwatershed (HUC 030401050303)

Identity

Facility as filedFOURTH CREEK WWTP
Permittee as filedCity of Statesville
NPDES IDNC0031836
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMajor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedFebruary 11, 2019
Expiration dateMarch 31, 2023
AddressStatesville, NC 28687
SubwatershedUpper Dutch Buffalo Creek (HUC 030401050303)
Program components on fileBiosolids, POTW, Pretreatment
NAICS221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC4952 – Sewerage Systems
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler NCD986232007

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2148March 31, 202113% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]12455May 31, 2022158% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C5294October 31, 201641% over the limit
Copper, total [as Cu]333July 31, 2023552% over the limit
Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C2142January 31, 2022111% over the limit
Mercury, total [as Hg]072September 30, 20185% over the limit
pH231December 31, 2006
Solids, total suspended3180
Temperature, water deg. centigrade130
Conductivity130
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]130
Nitrogen, total [as N]130
Phosphorus, total [as P]130
Chlorine, total residual130
Chv Statre 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia030
Chromium, total [as Cr]010

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NC0031836.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NC0031836.

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 NC0031836.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers the NPDES discharge permit NC0031836 for the FOURTH CREEK WWTP in Statesville, NC, held by City of Statesville, which is listed as administratively continued and a major discharger. The page lists 13 pollutants under a numeric limit and 7 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, within the Upper Dutch Buffalo Creek subwatershed (HUC 030401050303).