Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NCG590005
GRANITE FALLS WTP, Granite Falls, NC: NPDES NCG590005 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
GRANITE FALLS WTP, held by Town of Granite Falls, holds NPDES permit NCG590005. EPA’s file records it issued August 20, 2019 and expiring July 31, 2024.
GRANITE FALLS WTP, Granite Falls, North Carolina: Coverage under a general permit NCG590005, held by Town of Granite Falls; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 20, 2019, term to July 31, 2024.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Duration of discharge: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Turbidity: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Other permits held by Town of Granite Falls
- TOWN OF GRANITE FALLS, Granite Falls: NCL021890, issued January 1, 2021
- GRANITE FALLS TOWN - SMALL MS4, Granite Falls: NCS000602, issued May 11, 2021
GRANITE FALLS WTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 37 discharge permits in the Sulphur Branch-South Fork Catawba River subwatershed (HUC 030501020504), NCG590005 among them. Its county holds 49, 0 of them major permits; NCG590005 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Sulphur Branch-South Fork Catawba River subwatershed (HUC 030501020504)
- A1 SCRAPYARD, Granite Falls: NCG200506, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2024
- AUTUMN RIDGE, Town Of High Shoals: NCC240446, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
- BRADINGTON YOUNG LLC, Hickory: NCG180244, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2019
- CAROLINA SOLVENTS INCORPORATED, Hickory: NCG090011, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2026
- CATHOLIC CONFERENCE CENTER WWTP, Hickory: NC0071447, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2020
- CENTURY FUNITURE - PLANT 2, Hickory: NCG180063, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2024
- CENTURY FURNITURE - PLANT 1, Hickory: NCG180062, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2024
- CENTURY FURNITURE - PLANT 3, Hickory: NCG180064, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2024
- CITY OF LINCOLNTON, Lincolnton: NCL025496, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
- CLEMMER PROPERTY - MIRROR LAKE RD., Lincolnton: NCC230540, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
Identity
| Facility as filed | GRANITE FALLS WTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Town of Granite Falls |
| NPDES ID | NCG590005 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 20, 2019 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2024 |
| Address | Granite Falls, NC 28630 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Sulphur Branch-South Fork Catawba River (HUC 030501020504) |
| SIC | 4941 – Water Supply |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 6Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 6With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 1 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES NCG590005.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NCG590005.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NCG590005.
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 NCG590005.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.