City of Elizabethton

NPDES permit TN0023515 · Major POTW · effective, expires 2031-08-31 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-19

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EPA's record, 2025-09-01 to 2026-08-31

3values over a limit
6required values missing, on 3 form(s)
3of 24 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2026-08-31. Most often over: SSO, Wet Weather (3).

Reporting

Reports are due about 16 days after each monitoring period ends (read off this permit's own late-day counts in EPA's filings).

Limits in force (38)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001Oxygen, dissolved [DO]INST MIN >= 1 mg/L all year
001pHDAILY MN >= 6 SU all year
001pHMAXIMUM <= 9 SU all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG <= 40 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX <= 45 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 876 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG <= 1168 lb/d all year
001Solids, settleableDAILY MX <= 1 mL/L all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG <= 10 mg/L all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]WKLY AVG <= 15 mg/L all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 20 mg/L all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG <= 292 lb/d all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]WKLY AVG <= 438 lb/d all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]DAILY MX report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]DAILY MX report only all year
001Cyanide, total [as CN]MO AVG <= .00988 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 <= .3 mg/L all year
001Chlorine, total residualDAILY MX <= .6 mg/L all year
001E. coliMO GEOMN <= 126 #/100mL all year
001E. coliDAILY MX <= 410 #/100mL all year
001SSO, Dry WeatherMO TOTAL <= 0 occur/mo all year
001SSO, Wet WeatherMO TOTAL <= 0 occur/mo all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG <= 25 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]WKLY AVG <= 35 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]DAILY MX <= 40 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG <= 730 lb/d all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]WKLY AVG <= 1021 lb/d all year
001BOD, carbonaceous, percent removalDAILY MN >= 40 % all year
001BOD, carbonaceous, percent removalMO AV MN >= 85 % all year
001Solids, suspended percent removalDAILY MN >= 40 % all year
001Solids, suspended percent removalMO AV MN >= 85 % all year
001IC25 Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubiaMINIMUM > 3.3 % all year
001IC25 Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelasMINIMUM > 3.3 % all year

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