Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NCS000563

CITY OF ELIZABETH CITY - SMALL MS4, Elizabeth Cty, NC: NPDES NCS000563 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

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

CITY OF ELIZABETH CITY - SMALL MS4, held by City of Elizabeth City, holds NPDES permit NCS000563. EPA’s file records it issued January 23, 2018 and expiring January 31, 2023.

CITY OF ELIZABETH CITY - SMALL MS4, Elizabeth Cty, North Carolina: Individual permit NCS000563, held by City of Elizabeth City; Small municipal storm sewer systems; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 23, 2018, term to January 31, 2023.

August 16, 2023: Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation (ST6).

North Carolina holds 53 Small municipal storm sewer systems coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 34 were issued before NCS000563. City of Elizabeth City holds 3 permits in North Carolina.

Other permits held by City of Elizabeth City

ELIZABETH CITY POWER SUBSTATION, Elizabeth City: NCC262514, issued September 1, 2026
CITY OF ELIZABETH CITY, Elizabeth City: NCL025011, issued January 1, 2021

Coverages issued nearest NCS000563

January 23, 2018: TOWN OF BUTNER - SMALL MS4, Butner, NCS000544, held by Town of Butner
January 23, 2018: CITY OF CREEDMOOR - SMALL MS4, Creedmoor, NCS000545, held by City of Creedmoor
January 23, 2018: CITY OF ROXBORO - SMALL MS4, Roxboro, NCS000547, held by City of Roxboro
January 23, 2018: TOWN OF ZEBULON - SMALL MS4, Zebulon, NCS000557, held by Town of Zebulon
January 23, 2018: TOWN OF CLAYTON - SMALL MS4, Clayton, NCS000559, held by Town of Clayton
January 23, 2018: TOWN OF WENDELL - SMALL MS4, Wendell, NCS000564, held by Town of Wendell
October 10, 2018: UNC CHAPEL HILL - SMALL MS4, Chapel Hill, NCS000441, held by UNC At Chapel Hill
May 11, 2021: SAWMILLS TOWN - SMALL MS4, Sawmills, NCS000601, held by Town of Sawmills
May 11, 2021: GRANITE FALLS TOWN - SMALL MS4, Granite Falls, NCS000602, held by Town of Granite Falls
May 11, 2021: TOWN OF GAMEWELL - SMALL MS4, Lenoir, NCS000603, held by Town of Gamewell

CITY OF ELIZABETH CITY - SMALL MS4 among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 36 discharge permits in the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank River subwatershed (HUC 030102050706), NCS000563 among them.

Other permits in the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank River subwatershed (HUC 030102050706)

ADAM'S LANDING, Elizabeth City: NCC224017, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
ALBEMARLE SCHOOL BUILDING EXPANSION, Elizabeth City: NCC242037, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
BETSY TOWN FLATS, Elizabeth City: NCC233193, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
BRIGHT - MEIGGS TRACT, South Mills: NCG020803, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2025
CAMDEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, Camden: NCC251749, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
CAMDEN YARD MATERIALS, LLC, South Mills: NCG020587, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2025
CITY OF ELIZABETH CITY, Elizabeth City: NCL025011, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
COA HEALTH SCIENCES, Elizabeth City: NCC253808, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
COTTONWOOD SUBDIVISION, Elizabeth City: NCC261926, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
EARTH STONE, Elizabeth City: NCC251859, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	CITY OF ELIZABETH CITY - SMALL MS4
Permittee as filed	City of Elizabeth City
NPDES ID	NCS000563
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Program	Small municipal storm sewer systems
Issued	January 23, 2018
Expiration date	January 31, 2023
Address	Elizabeth Cty, NC 27909
Subwatershed	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank River (HUC 030102050706)
SIC	9111 – Executive Offices

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 NCS000563.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

1Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
August 16, 2023	Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NCS000563.

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 NCS000563.

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This public-records page covers the NPDES discharge permit NCS000563 held by the City of Elizabeth City for the CITY OF ELIZABETH CITY - SMALL MS4 facility in Elizabeth Cty, NC, under the small municipal storm sewer systems program. The permit is administratively continued, with 0 pollutants under a numeric limit and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance. The permit was issued January 23, 2018, and expired January 31, 2023, and the page lists it within the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank River subwatershed (HUC 030102050706).