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Town of Tellico Plains

Sewage treatment plant, Tellico Plains, Tennessee. NPDES permit TN0024953, in force until Jul 31, 2028. Last 12 months: over a limit 2 times (last May 2026), 1 required value missing, 1 of 24 reports late. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 15 days after each period: outfall 001 form G monthly (30 values), outfall INF1 form G monthly (6 values)
Renewal application due
Feb 2, 2028 · 180 days before expiry; your permit may set another date
Last report on file
September 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 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
May 2026Chlorine, total residual, monthly average.58 mg/L≤ .5 mg/L16%
May 2026Chlorine, total residual, monthly average.58 mg/L≤ .5 mg/L16%

Limits in force (36)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]instantaneous minimum≥ 6 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≤ 103 lb/dall year001
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 137 lb/dall year001
Solids, settleabledaily maximum≤ 1 mL/Lall year001
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Nitrogen, total [as N]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport 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 residualmonthly average≤ .5 mg/Lall year001
Chlorine, total residualdaily maximum≤ .8 mg/Lall year001
E. colimonthly geometric mean≤ 126 #/100mLall year001
E. colidaily maximum≤ 487 #/100mLall 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≤ 35 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximum≤ 40 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 85 lb/dall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 120 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
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 average minimumreport 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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