Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TN0001953
JACK DANIEL DISTILLERY, LEM MOTLOW, PROP., INC., Lynchburg, TN: NPDES TN0001953 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
JACK DANIEL DISTILLERY, LEM MOTLOW, PROP., INC., held by Jack Daniel Distillery, Lem Motlow Prop., Inc., holds NPDES permit TN0001953, which discharges to Elk-Upper. EPA’s file records it issued April 18, 2018 and expiring January 30, 2022. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | JACK DANIEL DISTILLERY, LEM MOTLOW, PROP., INC. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Jack Daniel Distillery, Lem Motlow Prop., Inc. |
| NPDES ID | TN0001953 |
| 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 |
| Program | Industrial stormwater |
| Issued | April 18, 2018 |
| Expiration date | January 30, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | TDEC - DWR |
| Address | Lynchburg, TN 37352 |
| Receiving water | Elk-Upper |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | East Fork Mulberry Creek (HUC 060300030502) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 15Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 15With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 | 11 | 81 | 33 | July 31, 2024 | 136% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 31 | 27 | September 30, 2022 | 1,567% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 31 | 12 | July 31, 2024 | 60% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 10 | 99 | 8 | July 31, 2024 | 31% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 71 | 7 | July 31, 2024 | 489% over the limit |
| Floating solids, waste or visible foam-visual | 0 | 40 | 4 | June 30, 2010 | |
| pH | 6 | 64 | 2 | May 31, 2006 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 7 | 70 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales | 1 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 33 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 7, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Industrial Spill | ST6 |
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 14, 2026.