Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NC0074233
BLACKBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Newton, NC: NPDES NC0074233 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BLACKBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, held by Catawba County Schools, holds NPDES permit NC0074233. EPA’s file records it issued August 23, 2021 and expiring July 31, 2025. 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 | BLACKBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Catawba County Schools |
| NPDES ID | NC0074233 |
| 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 | August 23, 2021 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2025 |
| Address | Newton, NC 28658 |
| Subwatershed | Coley Creek-South Fork Catawba River (HUC 030501020604) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 | 19 | 5 | October 31, 2020 | 36% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| December 2, 2020 | Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation | ST6 |
| May 3, 2017 | Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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.