Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TN0041939
TEKNOR APEX TENNESSEE COMPANY LLC, Brownsville, TN: NPDES TN0041939 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 76Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 15Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TEKNOR APEX TENNESSEE COMPANY LLC, held by Teknor Apex Tennessee Company LLC, holds NPDES permit TN0041939, which discharges to Forked Deer-South Fork. EPA’s file records it issued June 16, 2021 and expiring July 31, 2026. 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 | TEKNOR APEX TENNESSEE COMPANY LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Teknor Apex Tennessee Company LLC |
| NPDES ID | TN0041939 |
| 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 | June 16, 2021 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | TDEC - DWR |
| Address | Brownsville, TN 38012 |
| Receiving water | Forked Deer-South Fork |
| Subwatershed | Nixon Creek Upper (HUC 080102050401) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 79Pollutants on file
- 76Under a numeric limit
- 72With a violation of any kind
- 15With 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; the 60 with the most exceedances of 79 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 306 | 161 | July 31, 2026 | 525% over the limit |
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | 4 | 62 | 54 | March 31, 2016 | 5,968% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 175 | 31 | April 30, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 171 | 24 | April 30, 2025 | 867% over the limit |
| Phthalate esters | 2 | 79 | 7 | September 30, 2011 | 1,150% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 150 | 6 | November 30, 2010 | |
| Hexachlorobenzene | 4 | 20 | 4 | July 31, 2007 | 67,562% over the limit |
| 3,4-Benzofluoranthene | 4 | 20 | 4 | July 31, 2007 | 316% over the limit |
| Acrylonitrile | 4 | 18 | 4 | July 31, 2007 | 199% over the limit |
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 4 | 18 | 4 | July 31, 2007 | 316% over the limit |
| Benzo[a]pyrene | 4 | 18 | 4 | July 31, 2007 | 316% over the limit |
| Chrysene | 4 | 18 | 4 | July 31, 2007 | 316% over the limit |
| Benzo[a]anthracene | 4 | 18 | 4 | July 31, 2007 | 316% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 4 | 9 | 3 | December 31, 2019 | 92% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 4 | 9 | 3 | March 31, 2010 | 141% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 146 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Chlorobenzene | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dimethylphenol | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dinitrophenol | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Phenol | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Naphthalene | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Di-n-butyl phthalate | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Vinyl chloride | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Trichloroethylene | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chloroethane | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Ethylbenzene | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Carbon tetrachloride | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthylene | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthene | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Anthracene | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Benzene, dissolved | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Diethyl phthalate | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Dimethyl phthalate | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Fluoranthene | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Fluorene | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Hexachlorobutadiene | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Hexachloroethane | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Methyl chloride [Chloromethane] | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Methylene chloride | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrobenzene | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phenanthrene | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Pyrene | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachloroethylene | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1,1-Dichloroethane | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichlorobenzene | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | 4 | 6 | 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 TN0041939.
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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