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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0034304

WINDY GAP CAMP WWTP, Weaverville, NC: NPDES NC0034304 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

WINDY GAP CAMP WWTP, held by Young Life Ministries, holds NPDES permit NC0034304. EPA’s file records it issued January 8, 2016 and expiring October 31, 2020.

WINDY GAP CAMP WWTP, Weaverville, North Carolina: Individual permit NC0034304, held by Young Life Ministries; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 8, 2016, term to October 31, 2020; Recreational and Vacation Camps [Except Campgrounds].

  • Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C: 2 limits, 58 violations of any kind, 43 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 1,275% over the limit.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 47 violations of any kind, 30 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2023, largest 781% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 2 limits, 25 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2024, largest 66% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 25 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2025, largest 8,567% over the limit.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 3 limits, 31 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2006, largest 10% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 16 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2025, largest 41% over the limit.
  • Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 1 limit, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 0 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 0 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • August 24, 2026: State CWA Penalty AO (State), $359 state or local penalty.
  • June 27, 2024: Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation (ST6).
  • July 24, 2018: Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation (ST6).

WINDY GAP CAMP WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 9 discharge permits in the Hickory Creek-Broad River subwatershed (HUC 030501050302), NC0034304 among them.

Other permits in the Hickory Creek-Broad River subwatershed (HUC 030501050302)

Identity

Facility as filedWINDY GAP CAMP WWTP
Permittee as filedYoung Life Ministries
NPDES IDNC0034304
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedJanuary 8, 2016
Expiration dateOctober 31, 2020
AddressWeaverville, NC 28787
SubwatershedHickory Creek-Broad River (HUC 030501050302)
NAICS721214 – Recreational and Vacation Camps [Except Campgrounds]
SIC7032 – Sporting And Recreational Camps

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
Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C25843May 31, 20261,275% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]44730April 30, 2023781% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C22510June 30, 202466% over the limit
Solids, total suspended22510April 30, 20258,567% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]3313August 31, 200610% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant1162May 31, 202541% over the limit
Temperature, water deg. centigrade1150
Chlorine, total residual1150
Nitrogen, total [as N]0150
Phosphorus, total [as P]0150
pH2100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
June 27, 2024Permit Violations - Unapproved OperationST6
July 24, 2018Permit Violations - Unapproved OperationST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NC0034304.

Formal enforcement and penalties

1 formal actions, 1 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.

DateWhat EPA recordedAgencyFederal penaltyState or local penalty
August 24, 2026State CWA Penalty AOState$359

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES NC0034304.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers the NPDES discharge permit NC0034304 for the WINDY GAP CAMP WWTP in Weaverville, NC, held by Young Life Ministries, with the permit status shown as administratively continued and the discharger class as minor. The page lists 6 pollutants under a numeric limit and 6 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with the permit issued January 8, 2016 and expiring October 31, 2020, and the watershed given as HUC 030501050302.