Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0074756

BADIN WWTP, Badin, NC: NPDES NC0074756 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
10Pollutants under a numeric limit
5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

BADIN WWTP, held by Greater Badin Water & Sewer District, holds NPDES permit NC0074756. EPA’s file records it issued October 21, 2019 and expiring January 31, 2024.

BADIN WWTP, Badin, North Carolina: Individual permit NC0074756, held by Greater Badin Water & Sewer District; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 21, 2019, term to January 31, 2024; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 34 violations of any kind, 29 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2024, largest 95% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2023, largest 487% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2022, largest 91% over the limit.
Mercury, total [as Hg]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2020, largest 33% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2013, largest 34% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 47 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 47 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

January 6, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
December 18, 2025: Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation (ST6).

North Carolina holds 95 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 31 were issued before NC0074756.

Coverages issued nearest NC0074756

October 8, 2018: GRASSY BRANCH WWTP, Monroe, NC0085812, held by Union County
February 11, 2019: FOURTH CREEK WWTP, Statesville, NC0031836, held by City of Statesville
May 31, 2019: MANTEO WWTP, Manteo, NC0079057, held by Town of Manteo
June 17, 2019: EAST BEND INDUSTRIAL PARK WWTP, East Bend, NC0064726, held by Town of East Bend
June 30, 2019: CHEROKEE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Cherokee, NC0052469, held by Eastern Band Cherokee Indians - Qualla Boundary (Cherokee WWTP)
November 4, 2019: MOUNT HOLLY WWTP, Mount Holly, NC0021156, held by City of Mount Holly
November 4, 2019: BELMONT WWTP, Belmont, NC0021181, held by City of Belmont
November 4, 2019: JOE C STOWE, JR., REGIONAL WRRF, Charlotte, NC0089630, held by Charlotte Water
November 12, 2019: MCDOWELL CREEK WRRF, Huntersville, NC0036277, held by Charlotte Water
December 16, 2019: AURORA WWTP, Aurora, NC0021521, held by Town of Aurora

BADIN WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 30 discharge permits in the Pee Dee River-Lake Tillery subwatershed (HUC 030401040203), NC0074756 among them.

Other permits in the Pee Dee River-Lake Tillery subwatershed (HUC 030401040203)

263RD COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON, New London: NCG080711, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2026
40233 NC HWY 740, New London: NCG551855, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2030
ALLENTOWN PLACE, Norwood: NCC232451, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
AURIA ALBEMARLE, LLC, Albemarle: NCG170276, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2024
BADIN BUSINESS PARK, Badin: NC0004308, major permit, permit term to October 31, 2022
BLUE DOT READI-MIX - ALBEMARLE, Albemarle: NCG140550, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2027
CLEARVIEW AT MISENHEIMER, Misenheimer: NC0041718, minor permit, permit term to February 29, 2024
DOLLAR GENERAL - NORWOOD STORE #25725, Norwood: NCC232605, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
EDGEWATER III SUBDIVISION, Town Of Norwood: NCC232209, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
EDGEWATER ON LAKE TILLERY, Norwood: NCC252250, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	BADIN WWTP
Permittee as filed	Greater Badin Water & Sewer District
NPDES ID	NC0074756
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	October 21, 2019
Expiration date	January 31, 2024
Address	Badin, NC 28009
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Pee Dee River-Lake Tillery (HUC 030401040203)
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

10Pollutants on file
10Under a numeric limit
10With 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
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	1	34	29	March 31, 2024	95% over the limit
Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C	2	20	4	December 31, 2023	487% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	16	2	May 31, 2022	91% over the limit
Mercury, total [as Hg]	1	4	2	September 30, 2020	33% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	3	1	March 31, 2013	34% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	3	47	0
Solids, total suspended	3	47	0
pH	2	4	0
Temperature, water deg. centigrade	1	2	0
Chlorine, total residual	1	2	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

1Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
December 18, 2025	Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NC0074756.

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

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
January 6, 2026	Notice of Violation	State

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit NC0074756 for the BADIN WWTP in Badin, NC, held by Greater Badin Water & Sewer District, with the permit listed as administratively continued and a Minor Discharger class. The page lists 10 pollutants under a numeric limit and 5 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.