Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0063321
TWSA PLANT #3, Cashiers, NC: NPDES NC0063321 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
TWSA PLANT #3, held by Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority, holds NPDES permit NC0063321. EPA’s file records it issued October 6, 2017 and expiring August 31, 2022.
TWSA PLANT #3, Cashiers, North Carolina: Individual permit NC0063321, held by Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 6, 2017, term to August 31, 2022; Sewage Treatment Facilities.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 177 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 143% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 172 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2016, largest 19% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C: 4 limits, 130 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2026, largest 2,175% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 111 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2026, largest 267% over the limit.
- Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 3 limits, 91 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 3 limits, 91 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 85 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 0 limits, 84 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 0 limits, 84 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 60 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 2 limits, 58 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 0 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
North Carolina holds 95 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 19 were issued before NC0063321. Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority holds 2 permits in North Carolina.
Other permits held by Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority
- JACKSON COUNTY WWTP, Sylva: NCG110111, issued June 1, 2023
Coverages issued nearest NC0063321
- June 30, 2017: RANDLEMAN WWTP, Randleman, NC0025445, held by City of Randleman
- July 7, 2017: CHERRYVILLE WWTP, Cherryville, NC0044440, held by City of Cherryville
- September 1, 2017: CLAY COUNTY WWTP, Hayesville, NC0026697, held by Clay County Water & Sewer District
- September 22, 2017: ROSEBORO WWTP, Roseboro, NC0026816, held by Town of Roseboro
- September 27, 2017: ROCKFISH CREEK WWTP, Fayetteville, NC0050105, held by Fayetteville Public Works Commission
- February 7, 2018: WILMINGTON SOUTHSIDE WWTP, Wilmington, NC0023973, held by Cape Fear Public Utility Authority
- July 16, 2018: RIVERSTONE INDUSTRIAL PARK WWTP, Forest City, NC0087084, held by Town of Forest City
- August 14, 2018: HENRY FORK WWTP, Hickory, NC0040797, held by City of Hickory
- August 20, 2018: GRASSY GAP CREEK WWTP, Banner Elk, NC0022730, held by Town of Beech Mountain
- September 6, 2018: FRENCH BROAD RIVER WRF, Asheville, NC0024911, held by Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County North Carolina
TWSA PLANT #3 among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 47 discharge permits in the Whitewater River subwatershed (HUC 030601010104), NC0063321 among them.
Other permits in the Whitewater River subwatershed (HUC 030601010104)
- 6884 TUSQUITTEE ROAD, Hayesville: NCG550427, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2025
- 83 CAREFREE CIRCLE, Sapphire: NCG551100, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2025
- ATHENS Y CAMP CHATTOOGA (ATHENS Y CAMP CHATTOOGA WPCP), Tallulah Falls: GAG550128, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2025
- ATHENS Y CAMP FOR BOYS (ATHENS Y CAMP FOR BOYS WPCP), Tallulah Falls: GAG550004, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2025
- BAD CREEK DRY HOUSE SPOILS, Salem: SCR10ZK13, minor permit, permit term to December 29, 2030
- BAD CREEK LAYDOWN, Salem: SCR10ZE94, minor permit, permit term to December 13, 2028
- BLACK ROCK ESTATES -LOT 25, Clayton: GAR39777C, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
- CEDAR HILL WWTP, Cashiers: NC0068918, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2022
- CHRISTIAN SPIRITUAL ALLIANCE INC. DBA CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL AWARENESS (CENTER FOR, Lakemont: GAG550102, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2025
- DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (TUGALOO STATE PARK WPCP), Lavonia: GAG550012, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2025
Identity
| Facility as filed | TWSA PLANT #3 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority |
| NPDES ID | NC0063321 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 6, 2017 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2022 |
| Address | Cashiers, NC 28717 |
| Subwatershed | Whitewater River (HUC 030601010104) |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 12With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 177 | 6 | June 30, 2026 | 143% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 172 | 1 | October 31, 2016 | 19% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 4 | 130 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | 2,175% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 111 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | 267% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 3 | 91 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 91 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 85 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 84 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 84 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 60 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 58 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NC0063321.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NC0063321.
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 NC0063321.
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