Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TN0001821
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN CEMENT COMPANY DBA BENNETT'S LAKE QUARRY, Jasper, TN: NPDES TN0001821 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 3Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN CEMENT COMPANY DBA BENNETT'S LAKE QUARRY, held by Signal Mountain Cement Co. dba Buzzi Unicem USA, holds NPDES permit TN0001821, which discharges to Tennessee River (Chattanooga Area - Nickajack). EPA’s file records it issued November 16, 2016 and expiring November 30, 2021. 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 | SIGNAL MOUNTAIN CEMENT COMPANY DBA BENNETT'S LAKE QUARRY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Signal Mountain Cement Co. dba Buzzi Unicem USA |
| NPDES ID | TN0001821 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 16, 2016 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | TDEC - DWR |
| Address | Jasper, TN 37347 |
| Receiving water | Tennessee River (Chattanooga Area - Nickajack) |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Running Water Creek-Nickajack Lake (HUC 060200011204) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 4Pollutants on file
- 3Under a numeric limit
- 4With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 | 4 | 51 | 1 | October 31, 2020 | 123% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 200 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 200 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 0 | 50 | 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 TN0001821.
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.