Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TN0062014
BRUCETON WASTEWATER LAGOON, Bruceton, TN: NPDES TN0062014 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
BRUCETON WASTEWATER LAGOON, held by Town of Bruceton, holds NPDES permit TN0062014, which discharges to Tennessee Western Valley (Kentucky Lake). EPA’s file records it issued January 2, 2019 and expiring December 31, 2023.
BRUCETON WASTEWATER LAGOON, Bruceton, Tennessee: Individual permit TN0062014, held by Town of Bruceton; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 2, 2019, term to December 31, 2023, by TDEC - DWR; discharges to Tennessee Western Valley (Kentucky Lake).
- BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 25 violations of any kind, 24 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2025, largest 89% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 8 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 152% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 10 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2017, largest 60% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2025.
- Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2025, largest 100% over the limit.
- IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2015, largest 0% over the limit.
- IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2015, largest 0% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest November 30, 2009, largest 114% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2024, largest 68% over the limit.
- E. coli, MTEC-MF: 0 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Overflows: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Bypass valve: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, settleable: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- SSO, Dry Weather: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- SSO, Wet Weather: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Release [Sewer], Dry Weather: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Release [Sewer], Wet Weather: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Bypass of Treatment Facility: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- March 31, 2017: Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted (ST6).
Tennessee holds 382 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 167 were issued before TN0062014.
Coverages issued nearest TN0062014
- December 28, 2018: CITY OF SPRING HILL STP, Spring Hill, TN0075868, held by City of Spring Hill
- January 1, 2019: DECATURVILLE WWTP, Decaturville, TN0022985, held by Town of Decaturville
- January 1, 2019: HUMBOLDT UTILITIES AUTHORITY, Humboldt, TN0062588, held by Humboldt Board of Public Utilities
- January 2, 2019: SHELBYVILLE POWER, WATER & SEWERAGE SYSTEM STP, Shelbyville, TN0024180, held by Shelbyville Power, Water & Sewerage System
- January 2, 2019: MANCHESTER WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT, Manchester, TN0025038, held by City of Manchester
- January 2, 2019: CITY OF OAK RIDGE - RARITY RIDGE WWTP, Oak Ridge, TN0078051, held by City of Oak Ridge
- January 4, 2019: HUNTSVILLE STP, Huntsville, TN0020753, held by Town of Huntsville
- January 17, 2019: KINGSTON STP, Kingston, TN0061701, held by City of Kingston
- January 29, 2019: CENTERVILLE STP, Centerville, TN0024937, held by Town of Centerville
- February 1, 2019: TANASI SHORES WWTP, Gallatin, TN0060232, held by White House Utility District
BRUCETON WASTEWATER LAGOON among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 5 discharge permits in the Big Sandy River-Allen Creek subwatershed (HUC 060400050505), TN0062014 among them. Its county holds 89, 1 of them major permits; TN0062014 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Big Sandy River-Allen Creek subwatershed (HUC 060400050505)
- BAR K CATTLE CO, Hollow Rock: TNR122293, minor permit, discharging to Tennessee Western Valley (Kentucky Lake), permit term to September 30, 2021
- CAMDEN HARDWOOD PRODUCTS, Camden: TNR050237, minor permit, discharging to Tennessee Western Valley (Kentucky Lake), permit term to April 14, 2020
- COLE PALLET CO LLC, Camden: TNR121783, minor permit, discharging to Tennessee Western Valley (Kentucky Lake), permit term to September 30, 2016
- COVIA SOLUTIONS INC. - COVIA - CAMDEN FACILITY, Camden: TN0001881, minor permit, discharging to Tennessee Western Valley (Kentucky Lake), permit term to February 28, 2026
Identity
| Facility as filed | BRUCETON WASTEWATER LAGOON |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Town of Bruceton |
| NPDES ID | TN0062014 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 2, 2019 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | TDEC - DWR |
| Address | Bruceton, TN 38317 |
| Receiving water | Tennessee Western Valley (Kentucky Lake) |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Big Sandy River-Allen Creek (HUC 060400050505) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 21Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 18With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 25 | 24 | May 31, 2025 | 89% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 36 | 18 | March 31, 2026 | 152% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 10 | 9 | September 30, 2017 | 60% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 6 | 4 | May 31, 2025 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 4 | 2 | January 31, 2025 | 100% over the limit |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 2 | October 31, 2015 | 0% over the limit |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales | 0 | 2 | 2 | October 31, 2015 | 0% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 7 | 1 | November 30, 2009 | 114% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 3 | 1 | June 30, 2024 | 68% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Overflows | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Bypass valve | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| SSO, Dry Weather | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| SSO, Wet Weather | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Release [Sewer], Dry Weather | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Release [Sewer], Wet Weather | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bypass of Treatment Facility | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TN0062014.
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 TN0062014.
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