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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0068918

CEDAR HILL WWTP, Cashiers, NC: NPDES NC0068918 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

CEDAR HILL WWTP, held by Cedar Hill Property Owners Association Inc, holds NPDES permit NC0068918. EPA’s file records it issued August 20, 2017 and expiring August 31, 2022.

CEDAR HILL WWTP, Cashiers, North Carolina: Individual permit NC0068918, held by Cedar Hill Property Owners Association Inc; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 20, 2017, term to August 31, 2022; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 2 limits, 105 violations of any kind, 15 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 52% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C: 2 limits, 104 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2025, largest 850% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 91 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest July 31, 2025, largest 47% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 89 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2010, largest 43% over the limit.
  • Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 1 limit, 91 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 90 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: 2 limits, 63 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 2 limits, 62 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Turbidity: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • March 27, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • March 18, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • February 27, 2026: State CWA Penalty AO (State), $804 state or local penalty.
  • January 29, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • January 8, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • February 29, 2024: Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation (ST6).

CEDAR HILL WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 47 discharge permits in the Whitewater River subwatershed (HUC 030601010104), NC0068918 among them.

Other permits in the Whitewater River subwatershed (HUC 030601010104)

Identity

Facility as filedCEDAR HILL WWTP
Permittee as filedCedar Hill Property Owners Association Inc
NPDES IDNC0068918
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 20, 2017
Expiration dateAugust 31, 2022
AddressCashiers, NC 28717
SubwatershedWhitewater River (HUC 030601010104)
NAICS221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC4952 – Sewerage Systems

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
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C210515May 31, 202652% over the limit
Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C210414October 31, 2025850% over the limit
Solids, total suspended2911July 31, 202547% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual1891June 30, 201043% over the limit
Temperature, water deg. centigrade1910
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]4900
Nitrogen, total [as N]0840
Phosphorus, total [as P]0840
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2630
pH2620
Turbidity020
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]020

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
February 29, 2024Permit Violations - Unapproved OperationST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NC0068918.

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.

DateWhat EPA recordedAgencyFederal penaltyState or local penalty
February 27, 2026State CWA Penalty AOState$804

Informal enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
March 27, 2026Notice of ViolationState
March 18, 2026Notice of ViolationState
January 29, 2026Notice of ViolationState
January 8, 2026Notice of ViolationState

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit NC0068918 for CEDAR HILL WWTP in Cashiers, NC, held by Cedar Hill Property Owners Association Inc, with the permit status listed as administratively continued. The facts list 8 pollutants under a numeric limit and 4 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, out of 12 pollutants on file.