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Eastern Band Cherokee Indians - Qualla Boundary (Cherokee WWTP)

Sewage treatment plant, major discharger, Cherokee, North Carolina. NPDES permit NC0052469, in force until Apr 30, 2030. Last 12 months: over a limit 2 times (last October 2025), 3 of 15 reports late. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 21 days after each period: form M monthly (24 values), form Q quarterly (2 values)
Last report on file
September 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 values over a limit, 9 required values missing, 4 of 16 reports late

Last 12 months (Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026)

Period endingParameterReportedLimitOver by
October 2025E. coli, daily maximum1034.9 #/100mL≤ 410 #/100mL152%
October 2025Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N], daily maximum20.1 mg/L≤ 10.5 mg/L91%

Limits in force (26)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonths
Temperature, water deg. centigrademonthly averagereport only (deg C)all year
Turbiditymonthly averagereport only (NTU)all year
Turbiditymonthly averagereport only (NTU)all year
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]daily minimum≥ 5 mg/Lall year
pHdaily minimum≥ 6 SUall year
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 30 mg/Lall year
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 45 mg/Lall year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 7 mg/Lall year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 10.5 mg/Lall year
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly average≤ 6 MGDall year
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantweekly average≤ 9 MGDall year
E. colimonthly average≤ 126 #/100mLall year
E. colidaily maximum≤ 410 #/100mLall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 18 mg/Lall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 27 mg/Lall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removalmonthly average minimum≥ 85 %all year
Solids, suspended percent removalmonthly average minimum≥ 85 %all year
IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubiaminimum≥ 9.6 %all year
IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubiaminimum≥ 9.6 %all year
IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephalesminimum≥ 9.6 %all year
IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephalesminimum≥ 9.6 %all year

How strict are these limits?

Cited limits by parameter: North Carolina's rules and the federal ones.

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