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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0071447

CATHOLIC CONFERENCE CENTER WWTP, Hickory, NC: NPDES NC0071447 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

CATHOLIC CONFERENCE CENTER WWTP, held by The Diocese of Charlotte, holds NPDES permit NC0071447. EPA’s file records it issued August 22, 2015 and expiring July 31, 2020.

CATHOLIC CONFERENCE CENTER WWTP, Hickory, North Carolina: Individual permit NC0071447, held by The Diocese of Charlotte; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 22, 2015, term to July 31, 2020; Hotels [except Casino Hotels] and Motels.

  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 280% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C: 2 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 505% over the limit.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2025, largest 28% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2019, largest 79% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2018, largest 94% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • August 26, 2026: State CWA Penalty AO (State), $294 state or local penalty.
  • July 29, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • February 23, 2026: State CWA Penalty AO (State), $536 state or local penalty.
  • January 28, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).

CATHOLIC CONFERENCE CENTER WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 37 discharge permits in the Sulphur Branch-South Fork Catawba River subwatershed (HUC 030501020504), NC0071447 among them.

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Identity

Facility as filedCATHOLIC CONFERENCE CENTER WWTP
Permittee as filedThe Diocese of Charlotte
NPDES IDNC0071447
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 22, 2015
Expiration dateJuly 31, 2020
AddressHickory, NC 28602
SubwatershedSulphur Branch-South Fork Catawba River (HUC 030501020504)
NAICS721110 – Hotels [except Casino Hotels] and Motels
SIC7011 – Hotels And Motels

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. C21210May 31, 2026280% over the limit
Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C2154June 30, 2025505% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]4113November 30, 202528% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual133April 30, 201979% over the limit
Solids, total suspended261October 31, 201894% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant120
pH200
Temperature, water deg. centigrade100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NC0071447.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NC0071447.

Formal enforcement and penalties

2 formal actions, 2 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
August 26, 2026State CWA Penalty AOState$294
February 23, 2026State CWA Penalty AOState$536

Informal enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
July 29, 2026Notice of ViolationState
January 28, 2026Notice of ViolationState

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES NC0071447 for the CATHOLIC CONFERENCE CENTER WWTP in Hickory, NC, held by The Diocese of Charlotte and listed as administratively continued. The page lists 8 minor-discharger class, 5 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 5 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.