Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0044440
CHERRYVILLE WWTP, Cherryville, NC: NPDES NC0044440 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 2Formal enforcement actions
CHERRYVILLE WWTP, held by City of Cherryville, holds NPDES permit NC0044440. EPA’s file records it issued July 7, 2017 and expiring July 31, 2020. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | CHERRYVILLE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Cherryville |
| NPDES ID | NC0044440 |
| 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 | July 7, 2017 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2020 |
| Address | Cherryville, NC 28021 |
| Subwatershed | Upper Crowders Creek (HUC 030501011501) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 24 | 3 | April 30, 2026 | 66% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 10 | 3 | May 31, 2026 | 124% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 2 | 4 | 3 | February 28, 2015 | 422% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 1 | 1 | April 30, 2020 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chv Statre 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 30, 2018 | Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NC0044440.
Formal enforcement and penalties
2 formal actions, 2 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.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Federal penalty | State or local penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2026 | State CWA Penalty AO | State | $1,362 | |
| October 29, 2026 | State CWA Penalty AO | State | $1,497 |
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 19, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
| August 19, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.