EPA · discharge permits by state

Discharge permits in Tennessee

12,924Current permits
158Major dischargers
1,117Individual permits

A major discharger is one EPA rates as significant on volume, toxicity or the water it reaches; the rest are minors. An individual permit is written for one operation, while general permit coverage applies a statewide permit to a site that qualifies for it.

This page gathers Tennessee’s current permits three ways below — by the program they are issued under, by the city of the discharge, and by watershed. It names 6 programs, 402 cities and 906 watersheds. Each list says which set it covers.

Every permit’s record

Each of the 12,924 current permits in Tennessee has a record page: the permittee, the receiving water, the status and dates, and its effluent limits and exceedances. Each city below lists its own; or every permit in Tennessee, A to Z.

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By what is permitted in Tennessee

By city

The 400 cities with the most permits. All 402 cities in Tennessee with 3 or more permits are listed at every city in Tennessee.

Watersheds inside Tennessee 906

Every watershed with three or more permits in Tennessee, most permits first.

All 906 watersheds in Tennessee with 3 or more permits are named on one page at every watershed in Tennessee.

Other states

Every state carrying three or more current permits, in alphabetical order.

Permits

Major dischargers first. Not every permit in Tennessee is listed here.

Permit holder	NPDES ID	City	Program	Discharger	Receiving water
ARCONIC TENNESSEE LLC - NORTH PLANT	TN0067199	ALCOA	Industrial stormwater	Major	Ft. Loudoun/Little River
ARCONIC US LLC	TN0065081	ALCOA	Industrial stormwater	Major	Ft. Loudoun/Little River
ARTAZN LLC	TN0001899	GREENEVILLE	Industrial stormwater	Major	Nolichucky
ASHLAND CITY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY	TN0082252	ASHLAND CITY	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Cumberland-Lower-Sycamore (Cheatham Lake)
AUB - NORTH MOUSE CREEK STP	TN0067539	ATHENS	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Hiwassee
AUB-OOSTANAULA CREEK STP	TN0024201	ATHENS	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Hiwassee
BAE SYSTEMS ORDNANCE SYSTEMS INC. HOLSTON ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT	TN0003671	KINGSPORT	Industrial stormwater	Major	HOLSTON RV
BARTLETT STP NO. 1	TN0066800	BARTLETT	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Loosahatchie
BEAVER CREEK SHAFT	TN0061468	STRAWBERRY PLAINS		Major	Holston
BELLS LAGOON	TN0026247	BELLS	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Forked Deer-South Fork
BIO-SOLIDS REMEDIATION CORPJACKSON ENERGY AUTHORITY- MILLER AVENUE STP	TN0024813	JACKSON	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Forked Deer-South Fork
BROWNSVILLE ENERGY AUTHORITY LAGOON	TN0075078	BROWNSVILLE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Forked Deer-South Fork
BROWNSVILLE ENERGY AUTHORITY WWTP	TN0062367	BROWNSVILLE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Hatchie-Lower
CH2M HILL SERVICES (FORT CAMPBELL)	TN0021296	FORT CAMPBELL	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Red
CHATTANOOGA - MOCCASIN BEND WWTP & COMBINED SEWER SYSTEM	TN0024210	CHATTANOOGA	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Tennessee River (Chattanooga Area - Nickajack)
CHEMOURS COMPANY	TN0001465	NEW JOHNSONVILLE	Industrial stormwater	Major	Tennessee Western Valley (Kentucky Lake)
CHURCH HILL STP	TN0021253	CHURCH HILL	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Holston
CITY OF BOLIVAR STP	TN0077917	BOLIVAR	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Hatchie-Upper
CITY OF BRISTOL DBA BRISTOL STP 2	TN0023531	BLUFF CITY	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Holston-South Fork (U/S of Watauga)
CITY OF COOKEVILLE DEPARTMENT OF WATER QUALITY CONTROL (WWTP)	TN0024198	COOKEVILLE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Caney Fork
CITY OF JEFFERSON CITY, TENNESSEE - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT	TN0021199	JEFFERSON CITY	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Holston
CITY OF LEBANON GASIFICATION PLANT DBA LEBANON WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT	TN0028754	LEBANON	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Cumberland-Old Hickory Lake
CITY OF MARTIN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT	TN0062545	MARTIN	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Obion-South Fork
CITY OF MCMINNVILLE (WWTP)	TN0023591	MCMINNVILLE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Collins
CITY OF PIPERTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT	TN0080764	PIPERTON	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Wolf
CITY OF RIPLEY WASTEWATER LAGOON	TN0078191	RIPLEY	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Mississippi
CITY OF SPRING HILL STP	TN0075868	SPRING HILL	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Duck-Lower
CITY OF WAVERLY	TN0078808	WAVERLY	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Tennessee Western Valley (Kentucky Lake)
CLARKSVILLE GAS AND WATER DBA CLARKSVILLE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT	TN0020656	CLARKSVILLE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Cumberland-Lower-Barkley Lake
CLEVELAND UTILITIES STP	TN0024121	CLEVELAND	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Hiwassee
CLINTON WWTP #1	TN0026506	CLINTON	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Clinch-Lower
COKER MILLWRIGHTS LANDFILL	TN0073024	ATHENS		Major	MEADOW BR
COLLIERVILLE NORTHWEST STP	TN0078841	COLLIERVILLE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Wolf
COLLIERVILLE SHELTON STP	TN0057461	COLLIERVILLE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Wolf
COLUMBIA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENTS	TN0056103	COLUMBIA	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Duck-Lower
COVINGTON STP	TN0020982	COVINGTON	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Hatchie-Lower
CROSSVILLE STP	TN0024996	CROSSVILLE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Emory
CRUCIBLE METALS, LLC	TN0029157	CLARKSVILLE	Industrial stormwater	Major	Cumberland-Lower-Barkley Lake
CUMBERLAND MINE	TN0064289	CARTHAGE		Major	Cumberland-Old Hickory Lake
DAYTON STP	TN0020478	DAYTON	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Tennessee River (Meigs & Rhea County)

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