City of Sanford

NPDES permit NC0020354 · Minor POTW · administratively continued, expires 2026-04-30 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-19

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This permit expired on 2026-04-30 and is administratively continued: its last limits keep applying until a new permit is issued, and EPA still expects the reports.

EPA's record, 2025-09-01 to 2026-08-31

1values over a limit
80required values missing, on 20 form(s)
24of 33 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2026-07-31. Most often over: Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] (1).

Reporting

Reports are due about 31 days after each monitoring period ends (read off this permit's own late-day counts in EPA's filings).

Limits in force (60)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001ATemperature, water deg. centigradeDAILY MX report only all year
001AConductivityDAILY MX report only all year
001AOxygen, dissolved [DO]DAILY MX report only all year
001ABOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C7 DA AVG <= 7.5 mg/L Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
001ABOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C7 DA AVG <= 15 mg/L Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
001ABOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C30DA AVG <= 5 mg/L Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
001ABOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C30DA AVG <= 10 mg/L Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
001ABOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CDAILY MX report only all year
001ApHDAILY MN >= 6 SU all year
001ApHDAILY MX <= 9 SU all year
001ASolids, total suspended7 DA AVG <= 45 mg/L all year
001ASolids, total suspended30DA AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
001ASolids, total suspendedDAILY MX report only all year
001ANitrogen, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001ANitrogen, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001ANitrogen, ammonia total [as N]7 DA AVG <= 3 mg/L all year
001ANitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 1 mg/L all year
001ANitrogen, nitrate total [as N]30DA AVG <= 10.2 mg/L all year
001ANitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001ANitrite + Nitrate total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001APhosphorus, total [as P]9B <= 2 mg/L all year
001APhosphorus, total [as P]DAILY MX report only all year
001ACopper, total [as Cu]30DA AVG <= 18.5 ug/L all year
001ACopper, total [as Cu]DAILY MX <= 26.7 ug/L all year
001AColiform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 CWK GEOMN <= 400 #/100mL all year
001AColiform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 CMO GEOMN <= 200 #/100mL all year
001AFlow, in conduit or thru treatment plant30DA AVG <= .75 MGD all year
001AChlorine, total residualDAILY MX <= 17 ug/L all year
001AFlow, totalDAILY MX report only all year
001BTemperature, water deg. centigradeDAILY MX report only all year
001BConductivityDAILY MX report only all year
001BOxygen, dissolved [DO]DAILY MX report only all year
001BBOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C7 DA AVG <= 7.5 mg/L Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
001BBOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C7 DA AVG <= 15 mg/L Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
001BBOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C30DA AVG <= 5 mg/L Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
001BBOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C30DA AVG <= 10 mg/L Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
001BBOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CDAILY MX report only all year
001BpHDAILY MN >= 6 SU all year
001BpHDAILY MX <= 9 SU all year
001BSolids, total suspended7 DA AVG <= 45 mg/L all year
001BSolids, total suspended30DA AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
001BSolids, total suspendedDAILY MX report only all year
001BNitrogen, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001BNitrogen, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001BNitrogen, ammonia total [as N]7 DA AVG <= 5 mg/L all year
001BNitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 1 mg/L all year
001BNitrogen, nitrate total [as N]30DA AVG <= 10.2 mg/L all year
001BNitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001BNitrite + Nitrate total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001BPhosphorus, total [as P]9B <= 2 mg/L all year
001BPhosphorus, total [as P]DAILY MX report only all year
001BCopper, total [as Cu]30DA AVG <= 18.5 mg/L all year
001BCopper, total [as Cu]DAILY MX <= 26.7 mg/L all year
001BColiform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 CWK GEOMN <= 400 #/100mL all year
001BColiform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 CMO GEOMN <= 200 #/100mL all year
001BFlow, in conduit or thru treatment plant30DA AVG <= .499 MGD all year
001BChlorine, total residualDAILY MX <= 17 ug/L all year
001BFlow, totalDAILY MX report only all year
C01Oxygen, dissolved [DO]DAILY MN >= 6 mg/L all year
C01Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant30DA AVG <= 1.249 MGD all year

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