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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0035386

HIWASSEE DAM SCHOOL, Murphy, NC: NPDES NC0035386 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

HIWASSEE DAM SCHOOL, held by Cherokee County Schools, holds NPDES permit NC0035386. EPA’s file records it issued August 7, 2017 and expiring August 31, 2022.

HIWASSEE DAM SCHOOL, Murphy, North Carolina: Individual permit NC0035386, held by Cherokee County Schools; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 7, 2017, term to August 31, 2022; Elementary and Secondary Schools.

  • pH: 2 limits, 59 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2008.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 91 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2017, largest 15% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C: 2 limits, 94 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 2 limits, 86 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 84 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 1 limit, 84 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 84 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 61 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

HIWASSEE DAM SCHOOL among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 13 discharge permits in the Grape Creek-Hiwassee Lake subwatershed (HUC 060200020702), NC0035386 among them.

Other permits in the Grape Creek-Hiwassee Lake subwatershed (HUC 060200020702)

  • HIWASSEE HYDRO PLANT, Murphy: NC0027359, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2023
  • MCKEON SITE DEVELOPMENT, Murphy: NCC220915, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
  • MGM BRAKES, Murphy: NCG030530, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2026
  • MURPHY BIN, Murphy: NCG080732, minor permit, discharging to HIWASSEE RIVER, permit term to August 31, 2012
  • MURPHY WWTP, Murphy: NC0020940, major permit, permit term to August 31, 2024
  • MURPHY WWTP, Murphy: NCG110101, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2028
  • MURPHY WWTP, Murphy: NCG110154, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2018
  • NATHAN ROSE, Murphy: NCC212698, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
  • SARANAC APARTMENT COMPLEX, Murphy: NCC250558, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
  • SKYVIEW ENERGY SITE, Murphy: NCG080986, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2026

Identity

Facility as filedHIWASSEE DAM SCHOOL
Permittee as filedCherokee County Schools
NPDES IDNC0035386
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
IssuedAugust 7, 2017
Expiration dateAugust 31, 2022
AddressMurphy, NC 28906
SubwatershedGrape Creek-Hiwassee Lake (HUC 060200020702)
NAICS611110 – Elementary and Secondary Schools
SIC8211 – Elementary And Secondary Schools

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
pH2593August 31, 2008
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]2911March 31, 201715% over the limit
Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C2940
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C2860
Solids, total suspended2840
Temperature, water deg. centigrade1840
Chlorine, total residual1840
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant1610

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NC0035386.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NC0035386.

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 NC0035386.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit NC0035386 for HIWASSEE DAM SCHOOL in Murphy, NC, held by Cherokee County Schools, with the permit shown as administratively continued and issued August 7, 2017, expiring August 31, 2022. The page lists 8 pollutants on file, 8 under a numeric limit, and 2 with an effluent exceedance.