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Sonoco Products Company

Paperboard Mills, Newport, Tennessee. NPDES permit TN0003735, in force until Jun 30, 2030. Last 12 months: over a limit once (last May 2026), 2 of 24 reports late. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 15 days after each period: outfall 001 form G monthly (15 values), outfall 002 form G monthly (16 values)
Last report on file
September 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 4 of 24 reports late

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

Period endingParameterReportedLimitOver by
May 2026BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C, daily maximum214 lb/d≤ 180 lb/d19%

Limits in force (31)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Color [PT-CO units]monthly average≤ 1186 col unit (pc)all year001
Color [PT-CO units]daily maximum≤ 2380 col unit (pc)all year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly average≤ 180 lb/dall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximum≤ 180 lb/dall year001
pHdaily minimum≥ 6 SUall year001
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 200 lb/dall year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 200 lb/dall year001
Pentachlorophenoldaily maximum≤ .0009 mg/Lall year001
Pentachlorophenoldaily maximum≤ .52 lb/dall year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year001
Chlorine, total residualdaily maximum≤ 2 mg/Lall year001
Trichlorophenoldaily maximum≤ .0003 mg/Lall year001
Trichlorophenoldaily maximum≤ .18 lb/dall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly average≤ 30 mg/Lall year002
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximum≤ 45 mg/Lall year002
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly average≤ 3.4 lb/dall year002
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximum≤ 5.1 lb/dall year002
pHdaily minimum≥ 6 SUall year002
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year002
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 30 mg/Lall year002
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 45 mg/Lall year002
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 3.4 lb/dall year002
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 5.1 lb/dall year002
Solids, settleabledaily maximum≤ .5 mL/Lall year002
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year002
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year002
Chlorine, total residualdaily maximum≤ 2 mg/Lall year002
E. colimonthly geometric mean≤ 126 #/100mLall year002
E. colidaily maximum≤ 410 #/100mLall year002

How strict are these limits?

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

Same industry: the 8 Paper and Allied Products permits in Tennessee.

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