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Brownsville Energy Authority

Sewage treatment plant, major discharger, Brownsville, Tennessee. NPDES permit TN0075078, in force until May 31, 2031. Last 12 months: over a limit 5 times (last September 2026). Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 15 days after each period: outfall 001 form G monthly (38 values), outfall INF1 form G monthly (8 values)
Last report on file
September 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
1 value over a limit, 0 required values missing, 2 of 24 reports late

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

Period endingParameterReportedLimitOver by
January 2026Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N], monthly average11.5 mg/L≤ 11 mg/L5%
June 2026Solids, suspended percent removal, monthly average minimum49 %≥ 65 %46%
September 2026Solids, total suspended, daily maximum200 mg/L≤ 90 mg/L122%
September 2026Solids, total suspended, monthly average71 mg/L≤ 60 mg/L18%
September 2026Solids, total suspended, weekly average132 mg/L≤ 75 mg/L76%

Limits in force (46)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]instantaneous minimum≥ 1 mg/Lall year001
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year001
pHmaximum≤ 10 SUall year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 60 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 75 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 90 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 1141 lb/dall year001
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 1426 lb/dall year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 1711 lb/dall year001
Solids, settleabledaily maximum≤ 1 mL/Lall year001
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 11 mg/Lall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]weekly average≤ 15 mg/Lall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 18 mg/Lall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 190 lb/dall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]weekly average≤ 285 lb/dall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 342 lb/dall year001
Phosphate, ortho [as PO4]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]rolling average≤ 28 lb/dall 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≤ .54 mg/Lall year001
Chlorine, total residualdaily maximum≤ .93 mg/Lall 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≤ 40 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 55 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximum≤ 65 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 761 lb/dall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 1046 lb/dall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximum≤ 1236 lb/dall year001
BOD, carbonaceous, percent removalmonthly average minimum≥ 65 %all year001
Solids, suspended percent removalmonthly average minimum≥ 65 %all year001
IC25 Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubiaminimum≥ 2.03 %all year001
IC25 Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelasminimum≥ 2.03 %all year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all yearINF1
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all yearINF1
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all yearINF1
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily 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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