Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TN0000744
LAUDERDALE COUNTY WATER SYSTEM, Ripley, TN: NPDES TN0000744 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
LAUDERDALE COUNTY WATER SYSTEM, held by Lauderdale County Water System, holds NPDES permit TN0000744, which discharges to Hatchie-Lower. EPA’s file records it issued September 2, 2020 and expiring August 31, 2025. 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 | LAUDERDALE COUNTY WATER SYSTEM |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Lauderdale County Water System |
| NPDES ID | TN0000744 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 2, 2020 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | TDEC - DWR |
| Address | Ripley, TN 38063 |
| Receiving water | Hatchie-Lower |
| Subwatershed | Cane Creek Upper (HUC 080102080701) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 7Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 149 | 142 | March 31, 2025 | 2,900% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 1 | 8 | 1 | June 30, 2000 | 419% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 7 | 1 | May 31, 2002 | 13% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 1 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2011 | 1,100% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 1 | 5 | 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 TN0000744.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 30, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES TN0000744.
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.