CATAWBA RIVER POLLUTION CONTROL
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 1 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Burke County
- Operator
- CITY OF MORGANTON - (NC)
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2009
- EIA plant ID
- 56553
- Coordinates
- 35.7756, -81.6624
CATAWBA RIVER POLLUTION CONTROL, a 1 MW Oil power plant in Burke County, North Carolina. Operated by CITY OF MORGANTON - (NC), commissioned 2009.
Weather peril exposure
CATAWBA RIVER POLLUTION CONTROL is a 1 MW oil power plant in Burke County, NC, operated by CITY OF MORGANTON - (NC), commissioned in 2009. Burke County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.8 of 5 at the 19th national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 92nd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to an oil plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Burke County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively High | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 54.7 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 59th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.04 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 0.20 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 5.1 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 2.5 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 8.2 |
Perils not assessed in Burke County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Burke County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.