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Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB)

Sewage treatment plant, major discharger, Knoxville, Tennessee. NPDES permit TN0021822, in force until Nov 30, 2029. Last 12 months: over a limit 3 times (last September 2026). Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 15 days after each period: outfall 001 form G monthly (37 values), outfall INF1 form G monthly (6 values)
Last report on file
September 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
2 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 22 reports late

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

Period endingParameterReportedLimit
February 2026SSO, Wet Weather, monthly total2 occur/mo≤ 0 occur/mo
August 2026SSO, Wet Weather, monthly total2 occur/mo≤ 0 occur/mo
September 2026SSO, Wet Weather, monthly total1 occur/mo≤ 0 occur/mo

Limits in force (43)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]instantaneous minimum≥ 5 mg/Lall year001
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year001
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 30 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 40 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 45 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 2577 lb/dall year001
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 3436 lb/dall year001
Solids, settleabledaily maximum≤ 1 mL/Lall year001
Nitrogen, total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Nitrogen, total [as N]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 13 mg/LMay–Oct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]weekly average≤ 20 mg/LMay–Oct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 25 mg/LMay–Oct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 1117 lb/dMay–Oct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]weekly average≤ 1718 lb/dMay–Oct001
Phosphorus, total [as P]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all 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
E. colimonthly geometric mean≤ 126 #/100mLall year001
E. colidaily maximum≤ 410 #/100mLall year001
UV Light Workingsingle readingreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all year001
SSO, Dry Weathermonthly total≤ 0 occur/moall year001
SSO, Wet Weathermonthly total≤ 0 occur/moall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 25 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 40 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximum≤ 45 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 2148 lb/dall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 3436 lb/dall year001
BOD, carbonaceous, percent removaldaily minimum≥ 40 %all year001
BOD, carbonaceous, percent removalmonthly average minimum≥ 85 %all year001
Solids, suspended percent removaldaily minimum≥ 40 %all year001
Solids, suspended percent removalmonthly average minimum≥ 85 %all year001
IC25 Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubiaminimum> 10 %all year001
IC25 Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelasminimum> 10 %all year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all yearINF1
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all yearINF1
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all yearINF1
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all yearINF1
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all yearINF1
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all yearINF1

How strict are these limits?

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

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