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West Knox Utility District (WKUD)

Sewage treatment plant, major discharger, Knoxville, Tennessee. NPDES permit TN0080721, in force until Mar 31, 2028. Last 12 months: over a limit 5 times (last September 2026), 1 required value missing. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 15 days after each period: outfall 001 form G monthly (36 values), outfall INF1 form G monthly (6 values)
Renewal application due
Oct 3, 2027 · 180 days before expiry; your permit may set another date
Last report on file
September 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
4 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 24 reports late

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

Period endingParameterReportedLimit
March 2026SSO, Dry Weather, monthly total1 occur/mo≤ 0 occur/mo
April 2026SSO, Dry Weather, monthly total1 occur/mo≤ 0 occur/mo
June 2026SSO, Dry Weather, monthly total1 occur/mo≤ 0 occur/mo
July 2026SSO, Dry Weather, monthly total2 occur/mo≤ 0 occur/mo
September 2026SSO, Dry Weather, monthly total1 occur/mo≤ 0 occur/mo

Limits in force (42)

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≤ 2502 lb/dall year001
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 3336 lb/dall year001
Solids, settleabledaily maximum≤ 1 mL/Lall year001
Nitrogen, total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Nitrogen, total [as N]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 5 mg/Lall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]weekly average≤ 7.5 mg/Lall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 10 mg/Lall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 417 lb/dall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 834 lb/dall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]weekly average≤ 626 lb/dall year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]daily maximumreport 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
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≤ 10 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 15 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximum≤ 20 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 834 lb/dall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 1251 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
LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubiaminimum> 13 %all year001
LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelasminimum> 13 %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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