Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0052451
CHEROKEE TRIBAL TROUT FARM, Cherokee, NC: NPDES NC0052451 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CHEROKEE TRIBAL TROUT FARM, held by Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), holds NPDES permit NC0052451, which discharges to Straight Fork Of Raven Fork River. EPA’s file records it issued June 9, 2017 and expiring June 9, 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 | CHEROKEE TRIBAL TROUT FARM |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) |
| NPDES ID | NC0052451 |
| 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 | June 9, 2017 |
| Expiration date | June 9, 2022 |
| Address | Cherokee, NC 28719 |
| Receiving water | STRAIGHT FORK OF RAVEN FORK RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Straight Fork Raven Fork (HUC 060102030201) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 12 | 418 | 54 | January 31, 2025 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 12 | 218 | 10 | April 30, 2023 | 161% over the limit |
| Solids, settleable | 0 | 100 | 8 | March 31, 2016 | 1,150% over the limit |
| Turbidity | 12 | 28 | 2 | June 30, 2025 | |
| Temp. diff. between up/down stream deg. C | 0 | 1 | 1 | September 30, 2024 | 40% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 108 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 6 | 105 | 0 | ||
| Fish feed used | 8 | 98 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 12 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 12 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 12 | 22 | 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 NC0052451.
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.