Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0047562

HAMLET WWTP, Hamlet, NC: NPDES NC0047562 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MajorDischarger class
12Pollutants under a numeric limit
4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
1Formal enforcement actions

HAMLET WWTP, held by City of Hamlet, holds NPDES permit NC0047562. EPA’s file records it issued October 21, 2020 and expiring November 30, 2025.

HAMLET WWTP, Hamlet, North Carolina: Individual permit NC0047562, held by City of Hamlet; Publicly owned treatment works; Effective; issued October 21, 2020, term to November 30, 2025; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 21 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2021, largest 24% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C: 2 limits, 30 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2019, largest 1,474% over the limit.
Cyanide, total [as CN]: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2014, largest 482% over the limit.
Copper, total [as Cu]: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2025, largest 46% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 47 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 5 limits, 45 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 5 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 5 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nickel, total [as Ni]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total [as Zn]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

February 20, 2026: State CWA Penalty AO (State), $1,195 state or local penalty.

North Carolina holds 95 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 65 were issued before NC0047562. City of Hamlet holds 3 permits in North Carolina.

Other permits held by City of Hamlet

HAMLET WWTP, Hamlet: NCG110126, issued June 1, 2023
CITY OF HAMLET, Hamlet: NCL047562, issued January 1, 2021

Coverages issued nearest NC0047562

August 20, 2020: NORTH WWTP, Claremont, NC0032662, held by City of Claremont
September 15, 2020: OLD FORT WWTP, Old Fort, NC0021229, held by Town of Old Fort
September 28, 2020: MOUNT AIRY WWTP, Mount Airy, NC0021121, held by City of Mount Airy
October 9, 2020: LITTLE CREEK RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY, Zebulon, NC0079316, held by City of Raleigh
October 19, 2020: ROCKINGHAM WWTP, Rockingham, NC0020427, held by City of Rockingham
October 26, 2020: PILOT MOUNTAIN WWTP, Pilot Mountain, NC0026646, held by Town of Pilot Mountain
December 17, 2020: LEITH CREEK WWTP, Laurinburg, NC0020656, held by City of Laurinburg
December 17, 2020: HIGHLANDS WWTP, Highlands, NC0021407, held by Town of Highlands
December 17, 2020: WHITEVILLE WWTP, Whiteville, NC0021920, held by City of Whiteville
December 17, 2020: TROY WWTP, Troy, NC0028916, held by Town of Troy

HAMLET WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 14 discharge permits in the Beaverdam Creek-Little Pee Dee River subwatershed (HUC 030402040502), NC0047562 among them.

Other permits in the Beaverdam Creek-Little Pee Dee River subwatershed (HUC 030402040502)

BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANY, Clio: SCG250256, minor permit, permit term to April 30, 2011
BLEWETT FALLS HYDROELECTRIC PLANT, Lilesville: NCG500190, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2025
BV HEDRICK - BATTLE INVESTMENT MINE, Rockingham: NCG020861, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2025
CASCADES TISSUE GROUP - ROCKINGHAM, Rockingham: NCG050153, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2023
CAVCO - HAMLET, Hamlet: NCG210504, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2023
CONCRETE SUPPLY CO-HAMLET PLANT, Hamlet: NCG140343, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2022
GLOBAL PACKAGING, INC., Hamlet: NCG050395, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2023
HAMLET WWTP, Hamlet: NCG110126, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2028
MARCAL CORDOVA LLC, Cordova: NCG050152, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2023
RICHMOND COUNTY AIRPORT, Rockingham: NCG150041, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2022

Identity

Facility as filed	HAMLET WWTP
Permittee as filed	City of Hamlet
NPDES ID	NC0047562
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Major discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	October 21, 2020
Expiration date	November 30, 2025
Address	Hamlet, NC 28345
Subwatershed	Beaverdam Creek-Little Pee Dee River (HUC 030402040502)
Program components on file	Biosolids, POTW
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

16Pollutants on file
12Under a numeric limit
16With 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
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	1	21	12	February 28, 2021	24% over the limit
Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C	2	30	9	October 31, 2019	1,474% over the limit
Cyanide, total [as CN]	0	8	3	July 31, 2014	482% over the limit
Copper, total [as Cu]	1	6	3	September 30, 2025	46% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	3	47	0
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	5	45	0
Temperature, water deg. centigrade	5	13	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	5	13	0
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	13	0
pH	2	6	0
Nitrogen, total [as N]	1	5	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	1	5	0
Chlorine, total residual	1	4	0
Nickel, total [as Ni]	0	3	0
Zinc, total [as Zn]	0	3	0
Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia	0	3	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NC0047562.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NC0047562.

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.

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency	Federal penalty	State or local penalty
February 20, 2026	State CWA Penalty AO	State		$1,195

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES NC0047562.

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This public-records page covers the Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES NC0047562 for HAMLET WWTP in Hamlet, NC, held by City of Hamlet, with a status of Effective and a Major Discharger class. The facts list 16 pollutants on file, 12 under a numeric limit, 16 with a violation of any kind, and 4 with an effluent exceedance.