Tennessee Valley Authority - Paradise Fossil Plant

NPDES permit KY0004201 · Major FEDERAL · effective, expires 2028-12-31 · 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
0required values missing, on 0 form(s)
0of 105 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2026-08-31.

Reporting

Reports are due about 28 days after each monitoring period ends (the most common figure among KY permits in EPA's filings — check your permit).

Limits in force (177)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001pHMINIMUM >= 6 SU all year
001pHMAXIMUM <= 9 SU all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX <= 60 mg/L all year
001Oil & GreaseMO AVG <= 10 mg/L all year
001Oil & GreaseDAILY MX <= 15 mg/L all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
001Chlorine, total residualMO AVG report only all year
001Chlorine, total residualDAILY MX report only all year
002ApHMINIMUM >= 6 SU all year
002ApHMAXIMUM <= 9 SU all year
002ASolids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
002ASolids, total suspendedDAILY MX <= 60 mg/L all year
002AOil & GreaseMO AVG <= 10 mg/L all year
002AOil & GreaseDAILY MX <= 15 mg/L all year
002AIron, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
002AIron, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
002AFlow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
002AFlow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
002AChlorine, total residualMO AVG report only all year
002AChlorine, total residualDAILY MX report only all year
002BpHMINIMUM >= 6 SU all year
002BpHMAXIMUM <= 9 SU all year
002BSolids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
002BSolids, total suspendedDAILY MX <= 76 mg/L all year
002BOil & GreaseMO AVG <= 11.6 mg/L all year
002BOil & GreaseDAILY MX <= 16.2 mg/L all year
002BFlow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
002BFlow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
002BChlorine, total residualMO AVG report only all year
002BChlorine, total residualDAILY MX report only all year
005pHMINIMUM >= 6 SU all year
005pHMAXIMUM <= 9 SU all year
005Solids, total suspendedMO AVG report only all year
005Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX report only all year
005Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
005Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
018pHMINIMUM >= 6 SU all year
018pHMAXIMUM <= 9 SU all year
018Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
018Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX <= 100 mg/L all year
018Oil & GreaseMO AVG <= 15 mg/L all year
018Oil & GreaseDAILY MX <= 20 mg/L all year
018Hardness, total [as CaCO3]MO AVG report only all year
018Hardness, total [as CaCO3]DAILY MX report only all year
018Arsenic, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
018Arsenic, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
018Nickel, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
018Nickel, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
018Silver total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
018Silver total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
018Zinc, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
018Zinc, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
018Cadmium, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
018Cadmium, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
018Lead, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
018Lead, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
018Chromium, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
018Chromium, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
018Copper, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
018Copper, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
018Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
018Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
018Mercury, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
018Mercury, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
019pHMINIMUM >= 6 SU all year
019pHMAXIMUM <= 9 SU all year
019Solids, total suspendedMO AVG report only all year
019Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX <= 100 mg/L all year
019Oil & GreaseMO AVG report only all year
019Oil & GreaseDAILY MX report only all year
019Hardness, total [as CaCO3]MO AVG report only all year
019Hardness, total [as CaCO3]DAILY MX report only all year
019Arsenic, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
019Arsenic, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
019Nickel, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
019Nickel, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
019Silver total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
019Silver total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
019Zinc, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
019Zinc, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
019Cadmium, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
019Cadmium, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
019Lead, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
019Lead, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
019Chromium, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
019Chromium, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
019Copper, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
019Copper, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
019Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
019Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
019Mercury, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
019Mercury, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
025pHMINIMUM >= 6 SU all year
025pHMAXIMUM <= 9 SU all year
025Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
025Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX <= 60 mg/L all year
025Oil & GreaseMO AVG <= 10 mg/L all year
025Oil & GreaseDAILY MX <= 15 mg/L all year
025Selenium, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
025Selenium, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
025Thallium, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
025Thallium, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
025Cadmium, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
025Cadmium, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
025Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
025Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
026pHMINIMUM >= 6 SU all year
026pHMAXIMUM <= 9 SU all year
026Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
026Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX <= 60 mg/L all year
026Oil & GreaseMO AVG <= 10 mg/L all year
026Oil & GreaseDAILY MX <= 15 mg/L all year
026Selenium, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
026Selenium, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
026Thallium, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
026Thallium, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
026Cadmium, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
026Cadmium, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
026Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
026Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
027pHMINIMUM >= 6 SU all year
027pHMAXIMUM <= 9 SU all year
027Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
027Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX <= 60 mg/L all year
027Oil & GreaseMO AVG <= 10 mg/L all year
027Oil & GreaseDAILY MX <= 15 mg/L all year
027Selenium, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
027Selenium, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
027Thallium, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
027Thallium, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
027Cadmium, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
027Cadmium, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
027Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
027Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
028pHMINIMUM >= 6 SU all year
028pHMAXIMUM <= 9 SU all year
028Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
028Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX <= 60 mg/L all year
028Oil & GreaseMO AVG <= 10 mg/L all year
028Oil & GreaseDAILY MX <= 15 mg/L all year
028Selenium, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
028Selenium, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
028Thallium, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
028Thallium, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
028Cadmium, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
028Cadmium, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
028Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
028Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
102Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitMO AVG report only all year
102Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitDAILY MX <= 110 deg F all year
102pHMINIMUM >= 6 SU all year
102pHMAXIMUM <= 9 SU all year
102Hardness, total [as CaCO3]MO AVG report only all year
102Hardness, total [as CaCO3]DAILY MX report only all year
102Chromium, total [as Cr]MO AVG <= .2 mg/L all year
102Chromium, total [as Cr]DAILY MX <= .2 mg/L all year
102Zinc, total [as Zn]MO AVG <= .26 mg/L all year
102Zinc, total [as Zn]DAILY MX <= .26 mg/L all year
102Oxidants, total residualDAILY MX <= .2 mg/L all year
102Priority PollutantsMO AVG <= 0 mg/L all year
102Priority PollutantsDAILY MX <= 0 mg/L all year
102Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
102Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
102Chlorine, total residualMO AVG <= .011 mg/L all year
102Chlorine, total residualDAILY MX <= .019 mg/L all year
102Chlorine, free availableMO AVG <= .2 mg/L all year
102Chlorine, free availableDAILY MX <= .5 mg/L all year
102Mercury, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
102Mercury, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
102Duration of dischargeDAILY MX <= 120 min/d all year
103Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
103Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
103Cooling Water Intake VelocityMO AVG report only all year
103Cooling Water Intake VelocityDAILY MX report only all year
103Cooling Water Intake InspectionVALUE report only all year

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