Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0034304
WINDY GAP CAMP WWTP, Weaverville, NC: NPDES NC0034304 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WINDY GAP CAMP WWTP, held by Young Life Ministries, holds NPDES permit NC0034304. EPA’s file records it issued January 8, 2016 and expiring October 31, 2020. 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 | WINDY GAP CAMP WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Young Life Ministries |
| NPDES ID | NC0034304 |
| 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 |
| Issued | January 8, 2016 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2020 |
| Address | Weaverville, NC 28787 |
| Subwatershed | Hickory Creek-Broad River (HUC 030501050302) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 2 | 58 | 43 | May 31, 2026 | 1,275% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 47 | 30 | April 30, 2023 | 781% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 25 | 10 | June 30, 2024 | 66% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 25 | 10 | April 30, 2025 | 8,567% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 31 | 3 | August 31, 2006 | 10% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 16 | 2 | May 31, 2025 | 41% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 10 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 27, 2024 | Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation | ST6 |
| July 24, 2018 | 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.