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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0088684

DANIEL STOWE BOTANICAL GARDEN WTP, Belmont, NC: NPDES NC0088684 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

DANIEL STOWE BOTANICAL GARDEN WTP, held by Daniel Jonathan Stowe Conservancy, holds NPDES permit NC0088684. EPA’s file records it issued April 15, 2016 and expiring August 31, 2020.

DANIEL STOWE BOTANICAL GARDEN WTP, Belmont, North Carolina: Individual permit NC0088684, held by Daniel Jonathan Stowe Conservancy; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 15, 2016, term to August 31, 2020.

  • Solids, total dissolved: 1 limit, 84 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2020, largest 110% over the limit.
  • Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 0 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2010.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 61 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2010, largest 24% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 67 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest April 30, 2008.
  • Conductivity: 1 limit, 77 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, total [as Cu]: 0 limits, 75 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, total [as Zn]: 0 limits, 75 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Salinity: 0 limits, 68 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 0 limits, 68 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 0 limits, 68 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chloride [as Cl]: 0 limits, 68 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 0 limits, 66 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 0 limits, 66 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 0 limits, 66 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Fluoride, total [as F]: 0 limits, 66 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Arsenic, total [as As]: 0 limits, 66 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Iron, total [as Fe]: 0 limits, 66 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 0 limits, 66 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Duration of discharge: 0 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Turbidity: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

DANIEL STOWE BOTANICAL GARDEN WTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 71 discharge permits in the Catawba Creek subwatershed (HUC 030501011502), NC0088684 among them. Its county holds 107, 1 of them major permits; NC0088684 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Catawba Creek subwatershed (HUC 030501011502)

Identity

Facility as filedDANIEL STOWE BOTANICAL GARDEN WTP
Permittee as filedDaniel Jonathan Stowe Conservancy
NPDES IDNC0088684
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
IssuedApril 15, 2016
Expiration dateAugust 31, 2020
AddressBelmont, NC 28012
SubwatershedCatawba Creek (HUC 030501011502)
SIC4941 – Water Supply

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
Solids, total dissolved1847July 31, 2020110% over the limit
Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia0227June 30, 2010
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant1613April 30, 201024% over the limit
pH2671April 30, 2008
Conductivity1770
Copper, total [as Cu]0750
Zinc, total [as Zn]0750
Salinity0680
Nitrogen, total [as N]0680
Phosphorus, total [as P]0680
Chloride [as Cl]0680
Temperature, water deg. centigrade0660
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]0660
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]0660
Fluoride, total [as F]0660
Arsenic, total [as As]0660
Iron, total [as Fe]0660
Chlorine, total residual0660
Duration of discharge0130
Turbidity090

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NC0088684.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NC0088684.

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 NC0088684.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers the NPDES discharge permit NC0088684 for the DANIEL STOWE BOTANICAL GARDEN WTP in Belmont, NC, held by Daniel Jonathan Stowe Conservancy, which is administratively continued and classed as a Minor discharger. The page lists 4 pollutants under a numeric limit and 4 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, out of 20 pollutants on file.