Morehead City

NPDES permit NC0026611 · Major POTW · effective, expires 2029-07-31 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-19

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

0values over a limit
20required values missing, on 10 form(s)
10of 10 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2026-06-30.

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 (47)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001Temperature, water deg. centigradeDAILY MX report only all year
001Temperature, water deg. centigradeDAILY MX report only Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001Temperature, water deg. centigradeDAILY MX report only Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec
001Temperature, water deg. centigradeDAILY MX report only Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001Temperature, water deg. centigradeDAILY MX report only Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec
001Oxygen, dissolved [DO]DAILY MN >= 6 mg/L all year
001Oxygen, dissolved [DO]DAILY MX report only Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec
001Oxygen, dissolved [DO]DAILY MX report only Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001Oxygen, dissolved [DO]DAILY MX report only Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec
001Oxygen, dissolved [DO]DAILY MX report only Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C7 DA AVG <= 7.5 mg/L Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C7 DA AVG <= 15 mg/L Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C30DA AVG <= 5 mg/L Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C30DA AVG <= 10 mg/L Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CDAILY MX report only all year
001pHDAILY MN >= 6.8 SU all year
001pHDAILY MX <= 8.5 SU all year
001Solids, total suspended7 DA AVG <= 15 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspended30DA AVG <= 10 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]7 DA AVG <= 3 mg/L Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]7 DA AVG <= 6 mg/L Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 1 mg/L Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 2 mg/L Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]DAILY MX report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]DAILY MX report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]DAILY MX report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]DAILY MX report only all year
001Copper, total [as Cu]30DA AVG <= 18.7 ug/L all year
001Copper, total [as Cu]DAILY MX <= 35.6 ug/L all year
001Chlorophyll ADAILY MX report only all year
001Chlorophyll ADAILY MX report only all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant30DA AVG <= 2.5 MGD all year
001Chlorine, total residualDAILY MX <= 28 ug/L all year
001EnterococciWK GEOMN <= 276 CFU/100mL all year
001EnterococciMO GEOMN <= 35 CFU/100mL all year
001Flow, totalDAILY MX report only all year

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