Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0023981
LOWER CREEK WWTP, Lenoir, NC: NPDES NC0023981 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LOWER CREEK WWTP, held by City of Lenoir, holds NPDES permit NC0023981. EPA’s file records it issued June 22, 2021 and expiring February 28, 2026. 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 | LOWER CREEK WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Lenoir |
| NPDES ID | NC0023981 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 22, 2021 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2026 |
| Address | Lenoir, NC 28645 |
| Subwatershed | Howards Creek (HUC 030501020402) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 22Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 22With a violation of any kind
- 13With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 42 | 13 | May 31, 2025 | 90% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 42 | 11 | May 31, 2020 | 351% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 13 | 7 | June 30, 2026 | 10,594% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 7 | 4 | October 31, 2021 | 96% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 1 | 4 | 4 | August 31, 2025 | 1,225% over the limit |
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 1 | 7 | 3 | August 31, 2025 | 900% over the limit |
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 3 | 3 | November 30, 2010 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 5 | 40 | 2 | May 31, 2009 | 4% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC agar, 44.5 C, 24hr | 0 | 16 | 2 | May 31, 2012 | 44% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 29 | 1 | October 31, 2008 | 1,282% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 13 | 1 | May 31, 2025 | 313% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 7 | 1 | February 28, 2019 | |
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 0 | 1 | 1 | February 28, 2011 | 160% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 5 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 5 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| August 22, 2024 | 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.