Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0052469
CHEROKEE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Cherokee, NC: NPDES NC0052469 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CHEROKEE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, held by Eastern Band Cherokee Indians - Qualla Boundary (Cherokee WWTP), holds NPDES permit NC0052469, which discharges to Oconaluftee River. EPA’s file records it issued June 30, 2019 and expiring June 30, 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 | CHEROKEE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Eastern Band Cherokee Indians - Qualla Boundary (Cherokee WWTP) |
| NPDES ID | NC0052469 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 30, 2019 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2024 |
| Address | Cherokee, NC 28719 |
| Receiving water | OCONALUFTEE RIVER |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 21Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 21With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 70 | 56 | August 31, 2017 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 65 | 32 | March 31, 2021 | |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 65 | 25 | October 31, 2025 | 147% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 41 | 21 | September 30, 2014 | 28% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 79 | 19 | August 31, 2020 | 813% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 70 | 10 | September 30, 2014 | 156% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 26 | 6 | March 31, 2015 | 133% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 29 | 3 | October 31, 2025 | 490% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 28 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales | 2 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Carbonaceous oxygen demand, % removal | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 1 | 3 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 27, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| June 4, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| March 5, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
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.