Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0049743
LANDFILL LEACHATE WWTP, Wilmington, NC: NPDES NC0049743 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LANDFILL LEACHATE WWTP, held by New Hanover County, holds NPDES permit NC0049743. EPA’s file records it issued May 8, 2020 and expiring October 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 | LANDFILL LEACHATE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | New Hanover County |
| NPDES ID | NC0049743 |
| 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 | May 8, 2020 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2024 |
| Address | Wilmington, NC 28401 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 23Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 23With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 | 85 | 8 | July 31, 2020 | 40% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 121 | 5 | December 31, 2014 | 107% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 111 | 3 | December 31, 2024 | 205% over the limit |
| Phenol | 2 | 111 | 3 | November 30, 2024 | 101% over the limit |
| Benzoic acids, total | 2 | 111 | 3 | December 31, 2014 | 1,787% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 116 | 2 | July 31, 2017 | 37% over the limit |
| p-Cresol | 2 | 110 | 2 | October 31, 2024 | 131% over the limit |
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 2 | 7 | 1 | February 28, 2026 | 8% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 116 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 0 | 111 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 111 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 108 | 0 | ||
| .alpha.-Terpineol | 2 | 108 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 1 | 105 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 0 | 102 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 102 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 74 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 0 | 9 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NC0049743.
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.