1/17/2025 - ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER ON CONSENT ISSUED.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS:
TDEC ISSUED NPDES PERMIT NO. TN0063959 (THE PERMIT ), TO THE CITY FOR THE CITY OF SEVIERVILLE (MCCROSKEY ISLAND) STP. THE PERMIT REQUIRES COMPLIANCE WITH THE EFFLUENT LIMITS AS SET FORTH IN THE PERMIT AND THAT THE CITY MONITOR ITS DISCHARGES AND SUBMIT TO TDEC DESCRIBING THE RESULTS OF THE MONITORING. THE DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS ( DMRS ) SUBMITTED TO TDEC BY THE CITY INDICATE THAT THE CITY HAS DISCHARGED POLLUTANTS IN VIOLATION OF THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS ESTABLISHED IN ITS PERMIT IN 24 INSTANCES IN THE PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2022, THROUGH MARCH 7, 2024. EFFLUENT PARAMETERS VIOLATED INCLUDE TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS ( TSS ), SETTLEABLE SOLIDS, TOTAL AMMONIA-NITROGEN, E. COLI, AND TSS PERCENT REMOVAL. THE COLLECTION SYSTEM LIMITATIONS VIOLATED INCLUDE DRY WEATHER SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS (SSO), AND WET WEATHER SSOS.
ON MARCH 7, 2024, THE EPA AND TDEC CONDUCTED A COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION (CEI) TO ASSESS THE OVERALL OPERATION OF THE FACILITY. THE CEI IDENTIFIED DEFICIENCIES RELATED TO THE
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES AND SYSTEMS FOR COLLECTION AND TREATMENT INCLUDING EFFLUENT VIOLATIONS OF THE PERMIT LIMITS. THE EPA'S FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WERE SUMMARIZED IN THE CEI REPORT DATED APRIL 27, 2024. THE VIOLATIONS WERE DESCRIBED IN THE JUNE 5, 2024, EPA NOTICE OF VIOLATION LETTER. THE EPA FINDS THAT THE CITY HAS VIOLATED THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQ