Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0022080
TVA BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, Athens, AL: NPDES AL0022080 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TVA BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, held by Tennessee Valley Authority, holds NPDES permit AL0022080. EPA’s file records it issued October 30, 2025 and expiring October 31, 2030. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | TVA BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| NPDES ID | AL0022080 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Federal facility |
| Issued | October 30, 2025 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2030 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Athens, AL 35611 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Spring Creek-Mud Creek (HUC 060300021105) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler AL8640015410; ICIS-AIR source AL0000000108300003 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 20Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 18With a violation of any kind
- 8With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 30 | 5 | July 31, 2003 | 22% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 22 | 4 | June 30, 2022 | 416% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 5 | 3 | May 31, 2003 | 52% over the limit |
| Oil and grease | 0 | 14 | 2 | December 31, 2007 | 700% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 10 | 2 | February 28, 2013 | 52% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 0 | 4 | 2 | May 31, 2009 | 40% over the limit |
| pH | 12 | 69 | 1 | March 31, 2006 | |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 12 | 33 | 1 | August 31, 2010 | 1% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 10 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Temp. diff. between samp. & upstrm deg. F | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Temp. diff. between up/down stream deg. F | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene combination | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Naphthalene | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temp. diff. between intake and discharge | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual Certification Statement | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES AL0022080.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.