Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TN0076015
WAUPACA FOUNDRY, INC., Etowah, TN: NPDES TN0076015 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WAUPACA FOUNDRY, INC., held by Waupaca Foundry, Inc., holds NPDES permit TN0076015, which discharges to Hiwassee. EPA’s file records it issued November 1, 2017 and expiring November 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 | WAUPACA FOUNDRY, INC. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Waupaca Foundry, Inc. |
| NPDES ID | TN0076015 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Industrial stormwater |
| Issued | November 1, 2017 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | TDEC - DWR |
| Address | Etowah, TN 37331 |
| Receiving water | Hiwassee |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Conasauga Creek Lower (HUC 060200020802) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 15Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 | 3 | 50 | 3 | March 31, 2021 | 400% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 2 | 134 | 0 | ||
| pH | 6 | 94 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 94 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 47 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 1 | 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 TN0076015.
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.