Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NCG210415

COTTON CREEK CHIP COMPANY, Mount Gilead, NC: NPDES NCG210415 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
0Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

COTTON CREEK CHIP COMPANY, held by Cotton Creek Chip Company, holds NPDES permit NCG210415. EPA’s file records it issued August 1, 2018 and expiring July 31, 2023.

COTTON CREEK CHIP COMPANY, Mount Gilead, North Carolina: Coverage under a general permit NCG210415, held by Cotton Creek Chip Company; Industrial stormwater; Effective; issued August 1, 2018, term to July 31, 2023.

January 11, 2023: Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation (ST6).

North Carolina holds 3,311 Industrial stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 667 were issued before NCG210415.

Coverages issued nearest NCG210415

August 1, 2018: VALWOOD CORPORATION, Marble, NCG210407, held by Valwood Corporation
August 1, 2018: BONSAL CHIP MILL WWTF, New Hill, NCG210409, held by Domtar Paper Company LLC
August 1, 2018: INTERNATIONAL PAPER - RIDGEWAY CHIP MILL CLRS, Norlina, NCG210410, held by International Paper Company
August 1, 2018: PROFILE PRODUCTS LLC BROAD RIVER, Union Mills, NCG210411, held by Profile Proucts LLC
August 1, 2018: BRIDGEWATER FOREST PRODUCTS, Morganton, NCG210412, held by Parton Lumber Company Inc
August 1, 2018: NORTH CAROLINA CHIP - SIMS CLRS, Sims, NCG210416, held by North Carolina Chip LLC
August 1, 2018: KAMPS PLANT 1, Charlotte, NCG210417, held by Kamps Inc
August 1, 2018: SHAVER WOOD PRODUCTS, Cleveland, NCG210418, held by Shaver Wood Products Inc
August 1, 2018: PIEDMONT HARDWOOD LUMBER CO INC, Mt Pleasant, NCG210419, held by Piedmont Hardwood Lumber Company Inc
August 1, 2018: ENVIVA AHOSKIE, Ahoskie, NCG210420, held by Enviva LP

COTTON CREEK CHIP COMPANY among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 33 discharge permits in the Nicks Creek subwatershed (HUC 030300040301), NCG210415 among them. Its county holds 22, 0 of them major permits; NCG210415 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Nicks Creek subwatershed (HUC 030300040301)

2 AUGUSTA WAY, Pinehurst: NCC253832, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
34 EDINBURGH LANE, Pinehurst: NCC241090, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
40 MIDDLEBURY RD, Pinehurst: NCC242699, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
ANIMAL WELFARE CENTER, Carthage: NCC252729, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
CANNON PARK, Pinehurst: NCC230671, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
EASTERN AUTO SALVAGE, Biscoe: NCG100078, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2026
FARLOW, GEORGE BRANDON, Pinehurst: NCC260500, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF PINEHURST, West End: NCC251720, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
FIRSTHEALTH CENTRAL ENERGY PLANT, Village Of Pinehurst: NCC223857, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
FIRSTHEALTH MEMORIAL DRIVE PARKING LOT, Pinehurst: NCC253253, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	COTTON CREEK CHIP COMPANY
Permittee as filed	Cotton Creek Chip Company
NPDES ID	NCG210415
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Coverage under a general permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Program	Industrial stormwater
Issued	August 1, 2018
Expiration date	July 31, 2023
Address	Mount Gilead, NC 27306
Subwatershed	Nicks Creek (HUC 030300040301)
SIC	2411 – Logging

Effluent limits and exceedances

0Pollutants on file
0Under a numeric limit
0With a violation of any kind
0With an effluent exceedance

EPA’s limits and effluent violation files hold no pollutant row for NPDES NCG210415.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

1Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
January 11, 2023	Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NCG210415.

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 NCG210415.

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

This public-records page covers NPDES permit NCG210415, held by Cotton Creek Chip Company in Mount Gilead, NC, an effective industrial stormwater permit classed as a minor discharger, with an issue date of August 1, 2018 and an expiration date of July 31, 2023 as stood when the record was loaded on October 14, 2026. The page lists 0 pollutants on file, 0 under a numeric limit, 0 with a violation of any kind and 0 with an effluent exceedance.