Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TN0064556
PILOT TRAVEL CENTER #270, Knoxville, TN: NPDES TN0064556 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 15Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PILOT TRAVEL CENTER #270, held by Pilot Travel Centers LLC, holds NPDES permit TN0064556, which discharges to Ft. Loudoun/Little River. EPA’s file records it issued June 6, 2022 and expiring August 31, 2027. 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 | PILOT TRAVEL CENTER #270 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Pilot Travel Centers LLC |
| NPDES ID | TN0064556 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Industrial stormwater |
| Issued | June 6, 2022 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2027 |
| Issuing agency | TDEC - DWR |
| Address | Knoxville, TN 37939 |
| Receiving water | Ft. Loudoun/Little River |
| Subwatershed | Turkey Creek (HUC 060102010208) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 19Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 18With 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.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 116 | 71 | September 30, 2015 | 1,700% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 104 | 68 | December 31, 2017 | 787,400% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 100 | 64 | May 31, 2025 | 5,200% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 0 | 39 | 36 | May 31, 2018 | 39,741% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 105 | 34 | July 31, 2020 | 1,013% over the limit |
| Benzene | 1 | 96 | 29 | May 31, 2008 | 42,900% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 0 | 79 | 27 | July 31, 2002 | 5,150% over the limit |
| E. coli | 3 | 26 | 24 | July 31, 2026 | 4,424% over the limit |
| Solids, settleable | 0 | 47 | 23 | April 30, 2012 | 9,900% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 143 | 11 | May 31, 2026 | |
| Xylene [mix of m+o+p] | 0 | 52 | 10 | January 31, 2002 | 69,900% over the limit |
| Toluene | 0 | 49 | 8 | January 31, 2002 | 47,900% over the limit |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 | 44 | 4 | February 28, 2001 | 15,900% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 15 | 3 | November 30, 1997 | 67% over the limit |
| Oil and grease | 0 | 3 | 3 | August 31, 2025 | 437% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 157 | 0 | ||
| Methylene blue active substances | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 2 | 0 | 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 TN0064556.
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.