Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NCS000501

TOWN OF WAYNESVILLE SMALL MS4, Waynesville, NC: NPDES NCS000501 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 WAYNESVILLE SMALL MS4, held by Town of Waynesville, holds NPDES permit NCS000501. EPA’s file records it issued February 20, 2017 and expiring February 19, 2022.

TOWN OF WAYNESVILLE SMALL MS4, Waynesville, North Carolina: Individual permit NCS000501, held by Town of Waynesville; Small municipal storm sewer systems; Effective; issued February 20, 2017, term to February 19, 2022.

July 24, 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 NCS000501. Town of Waynesville holds 5 permits in North Carolina.

Other permits held by Town of Waynesville

WAYNESVILLE WTP, Waynesville: NC0049409, issued June 5, 2017
PUBLIC WORKS, Waynesville: NCG081072, issued December 15, 2025
WANYESVILLE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Waynesville: NCG110169, issued December 15, 2025
TOWN OF WAYNESVILLE, Waynesville: NCL025321, issued January 1, 2021

Coverages issued nearest NCS000501

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
February 20, 2017: HENDERSONVILLE CITY-SMALL MS4, Hendersonville, NCS000489, held by City of Hendersonville
February 20, 2017: FUQUAY VARINA TOWN-SMALL MS4, Fuquay Varina, NCS000504, held by Town of Fuquay-Varina
February 20, 2017: KINGS MOUNTAIN-SMALL MS4, Kings Mtn, NCS000529, held by City of Kings Mountain
April 10, 2017: APEX TOWN - SMALL MS4, Apex, NCS000446, held by Town of Apex
January 23, 2018: JACKSONVILLE - SMALL MS4, Jacksonville, NCS000399, held by City of Jacksonville
January 23, 2018: LELAND - SMALL MS4, Leland, NCS000416, held by Town of Leland

TOWN OF WAYNESVILLE SMALL MS4 among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 18 discharge permits in the Lower Richland Creek subwatershed (HUC 060101060202), NCS000501 among them. Its county holds 26, 0 of them major permits; NCS000501 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lower Richland Creek subwatershed (HUC 060101060202)

ALLISON ACRES, Waynesville: NCC250263, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
FRANCIS FARM LANDFILL DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, Waynesville: NCC241435, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
GREENVIEW DRIVE, Waynesville: NCC243188, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
GROVES AT WATERS EDGE, Waynesville: NCC231888, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
HAYWOOD COUNTY SCHOOL COMPLEX PHASE 1, Waynesville: NCC261222, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
HAYWOOD HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, Waynesville: NCC200843, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
LONGVIEW DRIVE, Waynesville: NCC243189, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
MHO - BALSAM EDGE, Waynesville: NCC260572, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
MOUNTAIN CREDIT UNION MEMBER SUPPORT CENTER, Waynesville: NCC261686, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
MOUNTAIN CREDIT UNION MEMBER SUPPORT CENTER, Waynesville: NCC262104, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	TOWN OF WAYNESVILLE SMALL MS4
Permittee as filed	Town of Waynesville
NPDES ID	NCS000501
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	Waynesville, NC 28786
Subwatershed	Lower Richland Creek (HUC 060101060202)

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 NCS000501.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

1Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
July 24, 2019	Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NCS000501.

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 NCS000501.

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This public-records page covers the Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES NCS000501, held by the Town of Waynesville for its small municipal storm sewer system in Waynesville, NC 28786, with the permit status shown as Effective. The page lists 0 pollutants on file, 0 under a numeric limit, and 0 with an effluent exceedance.