Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0069612
ROWLAND WWTP, Rowland, NC: NPDES NC0069612 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 1Formal enforcement actions
ROWLAND WWTP, held by Town of Rowland, holds NPDES permit NC0069612. EPA’s file records it issued April 6, 2020 and expiring August 31, 2024. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | ROWLAND WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Town of Rowland |
| NPDES ID | NC0069612 |
| 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 | April 6, 2020 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2024 |
| Address | Rowland, NC 28383 |
| Subwatershed | Hards Branch-Little Pee Dee River (HUC 030402040507) |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 | 108 | 34 | July 31, 2026 | 111% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 45 | 27 | August 31, 2024 | 81% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 33 | 16 | June 30, 2026 | 125% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 2 | 40 | 5 | November 30, 2018 | 600% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 34 | 4 | June 30, 2014 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 75 | 2 | February 28, 2009 | 67% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 41 | 2 | October 31, 2014 | 77% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2025 | Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NC0069612.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 22, 2026 | State CWA Penalty AO | State | $905 |
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| November 3, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
| October 6, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
| September 1, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
| August 4, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
| June 2, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
| March 31, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
| March 30, 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 October 14, 2026.