Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NCS000480

TOWN OF RUTHERFORD COLLEGE-SMALL MS4, Rutherford College, NC: NPDES NCS000480 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

TOWN OF RUTHERFORD COLLEGE-SMALL MS4, held by Town of Rutherford College, holds NPDES permit NCS000480. EPA’s file records it issued February 20, 2017 and expiring February 19, 2022.

TOWN OF RUTHERFORD COLLEGE-SMALL MS4, Rutherford College, North Carolina: Individual permit NCS000480, held by Town of Rutherford College; Small municipal storm sewer systems; Effective; issued February 20, 2017, term to February 19, 2022.

February 18, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
November 13, 2025: Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation (ST6).
May 9, 2019: Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation (ST6).

North Carolina holds 53 Small municipal storm sewer systems coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 3 were issued before NCS000480.

Coverages issued nearest NCS000480

February 20, 2017: CRAMERTON TOWN - SMALL MS4, Cramerton, NCS000449, held by Town of Cramerton
February 20, 2017: CARRBORO - SMALL MS4, Carrboro, NCS000450, held by City of Carrboro
February 20, 2017: HOPE MILLS TOWN - SMALL MS4, Hope Mills, NCS000458, held by Town of Hope Mills
February 20, 2017: LENOIR CITY - SMALL MS4, Lenoir, NCS000474, held by City of Lenoir
February 20, 2017: TOWN OF SWEPSONVILLE-SMALL MS4, Swepsonville, NCS000477, held by Town of Swepsonville
February 20, 2017: MAIDEN TOWN-SMALL MS4, Maiden, NCS000481, held by Town of Maiden
February 20, 2017: KERNERSVILLE TOWN-SMALL MS4, Kernersville, NCS000483, held by Kernersville Town
February 20, 2017: SALISBURY CITY-SMALL MS4, Salisbury, NCS000484, held by City of Salisbury
February 20, 2017: NASHVILLE TOWN-SMALL MS4, Nashville, NCS000485, held by Town of Nashville
February 20, 2017: VALDESE TOWN--SMALL MS4, Valdese, NCS000488, held by Town of Valdese

TOWN OF RUTHERFORD COLLEGE-SMALL MS4 among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 31 discharge permits in the McGalliard Creek-Rhodhiss Lake subwatershed (HUC 030501010801), NCS000480 among them. Its county holds 57, 0 of them major permits; NCS000480 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the McGalliard Creek-Rhodhiss Lake subwatershed (HUC 030501010801)

00 PADDOCK WAY LOT #10, Granite Falls: NCC261501, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
1390 SCENIC LANE GRANITE FALLS NC 28630, Granite Falls: NCC251466, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
1395 SCENIC LANE, GRANITE FALLS NC 28630, Granite Falls: NCC242195, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
5324 HAZEL STREET, Valdese: NCG550457, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2013
5529 PADDOCK WAY - LOT 2, Granite Falls: NCC260228, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
BLACKSTONE WOOD PRODUCTS INC, Morganton: NCG210052, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
CANNON, Granite Falls: NCC232997, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
CMH BAKER DRIVE, Valdese: NCC221125, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
COVESIDE DRIVE LOT 2, Granite Falls: NCC260781, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
DREXEL 1 SITE, Drexel: NCC221767, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	TOWN OF RUTHERFORD COLLEGE-SMALL MS4
Permittee as filed	Town of Rutherford College
NPDES ID	NCS000480
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Program	Small municipal storm sewer systems
Issued	February 20, 2017
Expiration date	February 19, 2022
Address	Rutherford College, NC 28671
Subwatershed	McGalliard Creek-Rhodhiss Lake (HUC 030501010801)

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 NCS000480.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

2Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
November 13, 2025	Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation	ST6
May 9, 2019	Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NCS000480.

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
February 18, 2026	Notice of Violation	State

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit NCS000480, held by the Town of Rutherford College for its small municipal storm sewer system in Rutherford College, NC, with an effective status, an issue date of February 20, 2017, and an expiration date of February 19, 2022. The page lists 0 pollutants on file, 0 under a numeric limit, and 0 with an effluent exceedance.