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Town of Big Sandy

Sewage treatment plant, Big Sandy, Tennessee. NPDES permit TN0022616, in force until Feb 28, 2029. Last 12 months: over a limit 5 times (last May 2026). Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 15 days after each period: outfall 001 form G monthly (28 values), outfall INF1 form G monthly (4 values)
Last report on file
September 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
3 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 24 reports late

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

Period endingParameterReportedLimitOver by
December 2025BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C, monthly average33 mg/L≤ 30 mg/L10%
December 2025BOD, 5-day, percent removal, monthly average minimum62.9 %≥ 65 %6%
May 2026Solids, total suspended, daily maximum48 mg/L≤ 45 mg/L7%
May 2026Solids, total suspended, monthly average36 mg/L≤ 30 mg/L20%
May 2026Solids, total suspended, weekly average48 mg/L≤ 40 mg/L20%

Limits in force (32)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]instantaneous minimum≥ 1 mg/Lall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly average≤ 30 mg/Lall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cweekly average≤ 40 mg/Lall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximum≤ 45 mg/Lall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly average≤ 25 lb/dall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cweekly average≤ 33 lb/dall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximum≤ 38 lb/dall 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≤ 25 lb/dall year001
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 33 lb/dall year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 38 lb/dall year001
Solids, settleabledaily maximum≤ 1 mL/Lall year001
Nitrogen, total [as N]quarterly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Nitrogen, total [as N]quarterly averagereport only (lb/d)all year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]quarterly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]quarterly averagereport 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≤ 941 #/100mLall year001
SSO, Dry Weathermonthly total≤ 0 occur/moall year001
SSO, Wet Weathermonthly total≤ 0 occur/moall year001
BOD, 5-day, percent removalmonthly average minimum≥ 65 %all year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all yearINF1
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily 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

How strict are these limits?

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

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