Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TN0071625
COOK HOLLOW QUARRY, Butler, TN: NPDES TN0071625 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 3Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
COOK HOLLOW QUARRY, held by Butler Stone & Gravel, holds NPDES permit TN0071625, which discharges to Watauga. EPA’s file records it issued April 30, 2018 and expiring April 30, 2023. 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 | COOK HOLLOW QUARRY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Butler Stone & Gravel |
| NPDES ID | TN0071625 |
| 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 | April 30, 2018 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | TDEC - DWR |
| Address | Butler, TN 37640 |
| Receiving water | Watauga |
| Subwatershed | Doe Creek (HUC 060101030103) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 3Pollutants on file
- 3Under a numeric limit
- 3With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 4 | 126 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 126 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 80 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES TN0071625.
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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 20, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 19, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | 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 15, 2026.