Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0071242

RIVERPOINTE WWTP, Charlotte, NC: NPDES NC0071242 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
9Pollutants under a numeric limit
5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

RIVERPOINTE WWTP, held by Carolina Water Service Inc of North Carolina, holds NPDES permit NC0071242. EPA’s file records it issued August 20, 2020 and expiring June 30, 2025.

RIVERPOINTE WWTP, Charlotte, North Carolina: Individual permit NC0071242, held by Carolina Water Service Inc of North Carolina; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 20, 2020, term to June 30, 2025.

Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C: 2 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2021, largest 21,900% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2020, largest 140% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 2 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2018, largest 38% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2021.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 10 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2021, largest 16% over the limit.
Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 23 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 1 limit, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 1 limit, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Surfactants [MBAS]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

August 27, 2020: Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation (ST6).

Other permits held by Carolina Water Service Inc of North Carolina

WHITE OAK ESTATES WWTP, Jacksonville: NC0031577, issued June 21, 2017
REGALWOOD WWTP, Jacksonville: NC0032239, issued August 1, 2017
CAROLINA TRACE WWTP, Sanford: NC0038831, issued June 7, 2016
HUNTWICK WWTP, Harrisburg: NC0051632, issued October 7, 2008
ELK RIVER WWTP, Banner Elk: NC0058378, issued July 21, 2017
SADDLEWOOD WWTP, Gastonia: NC0060755, issued October 30, 2020
QUEENS HARBOR WWTP, Charlotte: NC0062383, issued October 30, 2020
BRADFIELD FARMS WWTP, Charlotte: NC0064734, issued December 17, 2018

RIVERPOINTE WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 84 discharge permits in the Torrence Branch-Lake Wylie subwatershed (HUC 030501011508), NC0071242 among them.

Other permits in the Torrence Branch-Lake Wylie subwatershed (HUC 030501011508)

11176 WATERTRACE DR, Tega Cay: SCR10ZLFM, minor permit, permit term to July 25, 2031
1657 SCOTCH PINE LANE ILEC PLAN, Tega Cay: SCR10ZJML, minor permit, permit term to October 27, 2030
2010 BESSBROOK ROAD, N/A: SCR10ZAPG, minor permit, permit term to June 13, 2027
29035 SNAPPER POINT ILEC, Fort Mill: SCR10ZJXC, minor permit, permit term to December 8, 2030
3069 FEATHERS DRIVE, York: SCR10ZJ5S, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2030
3512 AQUA POINT DRIVE ILEC, York: SCR10ZHFC, minor permit, permit term to April 17, 2030
3716 RIVERGRASS LANE, York: SCR10ZKCN, minor permit, permit term to February 16, 2031
5412 COMMODORE PLACE, CLOVER, Clover: SCR10ZHUD, minor permit, permit term to June 19, 2030
571 HIGHLAND RIDGE POINT, CLOVER, SC 29710, Clover: SCR10ZJ68, minor permit, permit term to August 17, 2030
6303 HANDSMILL VLD LOT 149, York: SCR10ZJNZ, minor permit, permit term to October 30, 2030

Identity

Facility as filed	RIVERPOINTE WWTP
Permittee as filed	Carolina Water Service Inc of North Carolina
NPDES ID	NC0071242
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	August 20, 2020
Expiration date	June 30, 2025
Address	Charlotte, NC 28278
Subwatershed	Torrence Branch-Lake Wylie (HUC 030501011508)

Effluent limits and exceedances

12Pollutants on file
9Under 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
Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C	2	36	12	June 30, 2021	21,900% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	2	24	5	January 31, 2020	140% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	2	28	3	January 31, 2018	38% over the limit
pH	2	12	2	December 31, 2021
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	10	1	October 31, 2021	16% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual	1	23	0
Temperature, water deg. centigrade	1	9	0
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	1	9	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	1	8	0
Nitrogen, total [as N]	0	6	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	0	6	0
Surfactants [MBAS]	0	6	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

1Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
August 27, 2020	Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NC0071242.

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 NC0071242.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit NC0071242 for RIVERPOINTE WWTP in Charlotte, NC, held by Carolina Water Service Inc of North Carolina, with the permit administratively continued past its expiration date. The page lists 12 pollutants on file, 9 under a numeric limit, 12 with a violation of any kind, and 5 with an effluent exceedance.