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City of Rocky Top

Sewage treatment plant, Rocky Top, Tennessee. NPDES permit TN0025127, in force until Oct 31, 2028. Last 12 months: over a limit 6 times (last August 2026). Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 15 days after each period: outfall 001 form G monthly (35 values), outfall INF1 form G monthly (6 values)
Last report on file
September 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
4 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 1 of 24 reports late

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

Period endingParameterReportedLimit
February 2026SSO, Dry Weather, monthly total1 occur/mo≤ 0 occur/mo
February 2026SSO, Wet Weather, monthly total4 occur/mo≤ 0 occur/mo
March 2026SSO, Dry Weather, monthly total1 occur/mo≤ 0 occur/mo
June 2026SSO, Wet Weather, monthly total2 occur/mo≤ 0 occur/mo
July 2026SSO, Wet Weather, monthly total6 occur/mo≤ 0 occur/mo
August 2026SSO, Wet Weather, monthly total3 occur/mo≤ 0 occur/mo

Limits in force (46)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]daily 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≤ 238 lb/dall year001
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 317 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]annual average≤ 38842 lb/yrall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 1.4 mg/Lall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]weekly average≤ 2.25 mg/Lall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 2.9 mg/Lall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 11 lb/dall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]weekly average≤ 18 lb/dall year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]annual average≤ 3611 lb/yrall 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≤ .02 mg/Lall year001
Chlorine, total residualdaily maximum≤ .03 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, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 7 mg/LMay–Oct001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 20 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 10.5 mg/LMay–Oct001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 25 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximum≤ 14 mg/LMay–Oct001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximum≤ 30 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 55 lb/dMay–Oct001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 158 lb/dJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 83 lb/dMay–Oct001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 198 lb/dJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec001
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 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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