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City of Watertown

Sewage treatment plant, Watertown, Tennessee. NPDES permit TN0025488, in force until Jul 31, 2029. Last 12 months: over a limit once (last January 2026). Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 15 days after each period: outfall 001 form G monthly (39 values), outfall INF1 form G monthly (6 values), outfall DNST form G yearly, outfall IMP1 form G yearly, outfall UPST form G yearly
Last report on file
September 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
2 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 4 of 27 reports late

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

Period endingParameterReportedLimit
January 2026SSO, Wet Weather, monthly total1 occur/mo≤ 0 occur/mo

Limits in force (85)

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≤ 68 lb/dall year001
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 90 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 (mg/L)all year001
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year001
Nitrogen, total [as N]rolling average≤ 22134 lb/yrall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ .5 mg/LMay–Oct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ .9 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]weekly average≤ .7 mg/LMay–Oct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]weekly average≤ 1.4 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 2.2 mg/LMay–Oct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 4.5 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 1.1 lb/dMay–Oct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 2.1 lb/dJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]weekly average≤ 1.7 lb/dMay–Oct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]weekly average≤ 3.2 lb/dJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec001
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]rolling average≤ 2865 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
E. colimonthly geometric mean≤ 126 #/100mLall year001
E. colidaily maximum≤ 410 #/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/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 10 mg/LMay–Oct001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 30 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 15 mg/LMay–Oct001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximum≤ 35 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximum≤ 20 mg/LMay–Oct001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 56 lb/dJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 23 lb/dMay–Oct001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 68 lb/dJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 34 lb/dMay–Oct001
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> 100 %all year001
IC25 Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelasminimum> 100 %all year001
Temperature, water deg. centigradevaluereport only (deg C)all yearDNST
Conductivityvaluereport only (umho/cm)all yearDNST
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]valuereport only (mg/L)all yearDNST
pHvaluereport only (SU)all yearDNST
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]valuereport only (mg/L)all yearDNST
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]valuereport only (mg/L)all yearDNST
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]valuereport only (mg/L)all yearDNST
Phosphate, ortho [as PO4]valuereport only (mg/L)all yearDNST
Phosphorus, total [as P]valuereport only (mg/L)all yearDNST
E. coligeometric meanreport only (#/100mL)all yearDNST
Temperature, water deg. centigradevaluereport only (deg C)all yearIMP1
Conductivityvaluereport only (umho/cm)all yearIMP1
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]valuereport only (mg/L)all yearIMP1
pHvaluereport only (SU)all yearIMP1
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]valuereport only (mg/L)all yearIMP1
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]valuereport only (mg/L)all yearIMP1
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]valuereport only (mg/L)all yearIMP1
Phosphate, ortho [as PO4]valuereport only (mg/L)all yearIMP1
Phosphorus, total [as P]valuereport only (mg/L)all yearIMP1
E. coligeometric meanreport only (#/100mL)all yearIMP1
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
Temperature, water deg. centigradevaluereport only (deg C)all yearUPST
Conductivityvaluereport only (umho/cm)all yearUPST
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]valuereport only (mg/L)all yearUPST
pHvaluereport only (SU)all yearUPST
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]valuereport only (mg/L)all yearUPST
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]valuereport only (mg/L)all yearUPST
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]valuereport only (mg/L)all yearUPST
Phosphate, ortho [as PO4]valuereport only (mg/L)all yearUPST
Phosphorus, total [as P]valuereport only (mg/L)all yearUPST
E. coligeometric meanreport only (#/100mL)all yearUPST

How strict are these limits?

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

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