Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0069426

DOWRY CREEK WWTP, Belhaven, NC: NPDES NC0069426 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
14Pollutants under a numeric limit
5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
2Inspections on file
3Formal enforcement actions

DOWRY CREEK WWTP, held by Dowry Creek Homeowners Association, holds NPDES permit NC0069426. EPA’s file records it issued March 20, 2015 and expiring November 30, 2019.

DOWRY CREEK WWTP, Belhaven, North Carolina: Individual permit NC0069426, held by Dowry Creek Homeowners Association; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 20, 2015, term to November 30, 2019; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Enterococci: 2 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 21 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026, largest 777% over the limit.
Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 21 violations of any kind, 21 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2015, largest 438% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2021.
Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2019, largest 1,140% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2020, largest 31% over the limit.
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, total [as Al]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

August 14, 2026: State CWA Penalty AO (State), $371 state or local penalty.
June 22, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
May 14, 2026: Evaluation (S).
May 4, 2026: State CWA Penalty AO (State), $2,993 state or local penalty.
April 6, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
March 6, 2026: Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation (ST6).
March 6, 2026: Evaluation (S).
February 20, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
January 7, 2026: State CWA Penalty AO (State), $366 state or local penalty.

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BELHAVEN WATER STREET PROJECT, Belhaven: NCC216459, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
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FOSS RECYCLING INC-BELHAVEN, Belhaven: NCG200493, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2019
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Identity

Facility as filed	DOWRY CREEK WWTP
Permittee as filed	Dowry Creek Homeowners Association
NPDES ID	NC0069426
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	March 20, 2015
Expiration date	November 30, 2019
Address	Belhaven, NC 27810
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

15Pollutants on file
14Under a numeric limit
12With a violation of any kind
5With 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
Enterococci	2	27	21	April 30, 2026	777% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual	1	21	21	May 31, 2015	438% over the limit
pH	2	8	6	August 31, 2021
Solids, total suspended	2	7	3	August 31, 2019	1,140% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	2	8	2	December 31, 2020	31% over the limit
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]	1	6	0
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	1	4	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	1	4	0
Nitrogen, total [as N]	1	3	0
Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C	0	3	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	1	2	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	1	0
Temperature, water deg. centigrade	1	0	0
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	1	0	0
Aluminum, total [as Al]	1	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

1Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
March 6, 2026	Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation	ST6

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
May 14, 2026	Evaluation	S
March 6, 2026	Evaluation	S

Formal enforcement and penalties

3 formal actions, 3 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	State or local penalty
August 14, 2026	State CWA Penalty AO	State	$371
May 4, 2026	State CWA Penalty AO	State	$2,993
January 7, 2026	State CWA Penalty AO	State	$366

Informal enforcement

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
June 22, 2026	Notice of Violation	State
April 6, 2026	Notice of Violation	State
February 20, 2026	Notice of Violation	State

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES NC0069426 for DOWRY CREEK WWTP in Belhaven, NC, held by Dowry Creek Homeowners Association, with a status of administratively continued and a Minor discharger class. The EPA permit file lists 15 pollutants on file, 14 under a numeric limit, and 12 with a violation.