Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TN0002135
TYSON FARMS, INC., SHELBYVILLE PROCESSING PLANT, Shelbyville, TN: NPDES TN0002135 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 12Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TYSON FARMS, INC., SHELBYVILLE PROCESSING PLANT, held by Tyson Farms, Inc., holds NPDES permit TN0002135, which discharges to Duck-Upper. EPA’s file records it issued May 1, 2019 and expiring May 31, 2024. 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 | TYSON FARMS, INC., SHELBYVILLE PROCESSING PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Tyson Farms, Inc. |
| NPDES ID | TN0002135 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 1, 2019 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | TDEC - DWR |
| Address | Shelbyville, TN 37160 |
| Receiving water | Duck-Upper |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Duck River-Holland Creek (HUC 060400020303) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 17Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 17With a violation of any kind
- 12With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 19 | 17 | September 30, 2010 | 175% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 12 | 7 | May 31, 2011 | 140% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 1 | 15 | 6 | July 31, 2012 | 425% over the limit |
| Solids, settleable | 0 | 8 | 5 | April 30, 2018 | 3,900% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 7 | 5 | February 28, 2010 | 429% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day | 0 | 6 | 4 | May 31, 2018 | 167% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 4 | 2 | February 28, 2022 | 49% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 4 | 2 | August 31, 2009 | 44% over the limit |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 2 | 2 | January 31, 2013 | 79% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 4 | 1 | June 30, 2010 | |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 0 | 2 | 1 | July 31, 2012 | 25% over the limit |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales | 1 | 1 | 1 | October 31, 2007 | 10% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 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 TN0002135.
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.