Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0020940
MURPHY WWTP, Murphy, NC: NPDES NC0020940 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MURPHY WWTP, held by Town of Murphy, holds NPDES permit NC0020940. EPA’s file records it issued January 21, 2020 and expiring August 31, 2024. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | MURPHY WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Town of Murphy |
| NPDES ID | NC0020940 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 21, 2020 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2024 |
| Address | Murphy, NC 28906 |
| Subwatershed | Grape Creek-Hiwassee Lake (HUC 060200020702) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 13Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 101 | 45 | April 30, 2026 | 789% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 2 | 55 | 32 | April 30, 2026 | 439% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 72 | 16 | April 30, 2026 | 327% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 13 | 7 | October 31, 2011 | 1,221% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 0 | 5 | 2 | July 31, 2009 | 14% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 9 | 1 | December 31, 2017 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2025 | Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation | ST6 |
| August 26, 2024 | Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation | ST6 |
| September 6, 2017 | Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 14, 2026.