Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB)

NPDES permit TN0061743 · Major POTW · effective, expires 2029-11-30 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-19

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

2values over a limit
0required values missing, on 0 form(s)
0of 22 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2026-07-31. Most often over: E. coli (1), SSO, Wet Weather (1).

Reporting

Reports are due about 15 days after each monitoring period ends (the most common figure among TN permits in EPA's filings — check your permit).

Limits in force (42)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001Oxygen, dissolved [DO]INST MIN >= 3 mg/L all year
001pHMINIMUM >= 6 SU all year
001pHMAXIMUM <= 9 SU all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 19.6 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG <= 26.1 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX <= 30 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 218 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG <= 290 lb/d all year
001Solids, settleableDAILY MX <= 1 mL/L all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]QRTR AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]QRTR AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG <= 3.2 mg/L all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]WKLY AVG <= 4.9 mg/L all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 6.5 mg/L all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG <= 36 lb/d all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]WKLY AVG <= 54 lb/d all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]QRTR AVG report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]QRTR AVG report only 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 residualDAILY MX <= 1.5 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 <= 16.3 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]WKLY AVG <= 22.9 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]DAILY MX <= 25 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG <= 181 lb/d all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]WKLY AVG <= 254 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 > 1.2 % all year
001IC25 Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelasMINIMUM > 1.2 % all year
INF1Solids, total suspendedMO AVG report only all year
INF1Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX report only all year
INF1Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
INF1Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
INF1BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG report only all year
INF1BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]DAILY MX report only all year

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