Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0043796

ACME DELCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WWTP, Riegelwood, NC: NPDES NC0043796 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
9Pollutants under a numeric limit
4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

ACME DELCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WWTP, held by Columbus County Schools/Board of Education, holds NPDES permit NC0043796. EPA’s file records it issued May 27, 2022 and expiring November 30, 2026.

ACME DELCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WWTP, Riegelwood, North Carolina: Individual permit NC0043796, held by Columbus County Schools/Board of Education; Effective; issued May 27, 2022, term to November 30, 2026; Elementary and Secondary Schools.

Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 3 limits, 176 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2024, largest 18% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C: 2 limits, 66 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2012, largest 57% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2022.
Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 56 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2017, largest 18% over the limit.
Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 3 limits, 168 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 63 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 62 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 61 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 41 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

April 30, 2026: Evaluation (S).

ACME DELCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 11 discharge permits in the Upper Town Creek subwatershed (HUC 030300050601), NC0043796 among them.

Other permits in the Upper Town Creek subwatershed (HUC 030300050601)

ACME DELCO MIDDLE SCHOOL WWTP, Delco: NC0043788, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2021
ARMOUR LUMBER MILL - RIEGELWOOD, Riegelwood: NCG210023, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2023
BAKELITE SYNTHETICS, Riegelwood: NCG500676, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2025
GRAYSON PARK PHASE 3, SECTION 1, Leland: NCC214620, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
GRAYSON PARK PHASE 3C, Town Of Leland: NCC231268, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
OAK CREEK @ MARITIME SHORES, Leland: NCC260732, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
PINEWOOD, Leland: NCC240045, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
PINEWOOD PHASE 2 CANNON TRACT, Leland: NCC232099, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
PISTOL RANGE EXPANSION, Leland: NCC251162, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
TOWN CREEK PARK WWTP, Winnabow: NCG550857, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2013

Identity

Facility as filed	ACME DELCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WWTP
Permittee as filed	Columbus County Schools/Board of Education
NPDES ID	NC0043796
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	May 27, 2022
Expiration date	November 30, 2026
Address	Riegelwood, NC 28456
Subwatershed	Upper Town Creek (HUC 030300050601)
NAICS	611110 – Elementary and Secondary Schools
SIC	8211 – Elementary And Secondary Schools

Effluent limits and exceedances

9Pollutants on file
9Under a numeric limit
9With 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
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	3	176	8	June 30, 2024	18% over the limit
Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C	2	66	3	November 30, 2012	57% over the limit
pH	2	40	2	May 31, 2022
Solids, total suspended	2	56	1	September 30, 2017	18% over the limit
Temperature, water deg. centigrade	3	168	0
Chlorine, total residual	1	63	0
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	62	0
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	4	61	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	1	41	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NC0043796.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
April 30, 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

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES NC0043796.

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

This public-records page covers NPDES permit NC0043796 for the ACME DELCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WWTP in Riegelwood, NC, held by Columbus County Schools/Board of Education, with its permit status listed as Effective. The facts record 9 pollutants on file, 9 under a numeric limit, and 9 with a violation, with the permit issued May 27, 2022 and expiring November 30, 2026.