New Hanover County

NPDES permit NC0049743 · Minor NON-POTW · effective, expires 2031-05-31 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-19

Check this month's numbers before you file
Watch this permit — $79 a month. Every Monday, from EPA's newest files: the next report due and when, whether EPA's file holds your last one, any change to this permit's limits or status, and the renewal date.

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

1values over a limit
24required values missing, on 1 form(s)
9of 10 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2026-06-30. Most often over: Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] (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 (24)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C30DA AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CDAILY MX <= 45 mg/L all year
001Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]DAILY MX report only all year
001pHDAILY MN >= 6 SU all year
001pHDAILY MX <= 9 SU all year
001Solids, total suspended30DA AVG <= 27 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX <= 45 mg/L all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 4.9 mg/L all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 10 mg/L all year
001Cyanide, total [as CN]30DA AVG <= 5 ug/L all year
001Cyanide, total [as CN]DAILY MX <= 22 ug/L all year
001Copper, total [as Cu]30DA AVG <= 3.94 ug/L all year
001Copper, total [as Cu]DAILY MX <= 5.24 ug/L all year
001Zinc, total [as Zn]30DA AVG <= 110 ug/L all year
001Zinc, total [as Zn]DAILY MX <= 200 ug/L all year
001Phenol30DA AVG <= 15 ug/L all year
001PhenolDAILY MX <= 26 ug/L all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant30DA AVG <= .05 MGD all year
001p-Cresol30DA AVG <= 14 ug/L all year
001p-CresolDAILY MX <= 25 ug/L all year
001Benzoic acids, total30DA AVG <= 71 ug/L all year
001Benzoic acids, totalDAILY MX <= 120 ug/L all year
001.alpha.-Terpineol30DA AVG <= 16 ug/L all year
001.alpha.-TerpineolDAILY MX <= 33 ug/L all year

Built from EPA's ECHO bulk files. EPA's file, not the permit document, is the source: read your permit. Check a report before you file it · All states