Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0022730
GRASSY GAP CREEK WWTP, Banner Elk, NC: NPDES NC0022730 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GRASSY GAP CREEK WWTP, held by Town of Beech Mountain, holds NPDES permit NC0022730. EPA’s file records it issued August 20, 2018 and expiring September 30, 2022. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | GRASSY GAP CREEK WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Town of Beech Mountain |
| NPDES ID | NC0022730 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 20, 2018 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2022 |
| Address | Banner Elk, NC 28604 |
| Subwatershed | Elk Creek (HUC 030401010104) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 10With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 | 89 | 15 | January 31, 2024 | 51% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 195 | 1 | July 31, 2019 | 21% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 2 | 155 | 1 | July 31, 2024 | 16% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 144 | 1 | June 30, 2010 | 16% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 194 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 111 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 111 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 111 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 111 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 74 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2019 | 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 15, 2026.