Inspection Details

Site ID	Parent Site	Location	County	EFO
10988	City of Chattanooga	1001 Lindsey Ave	Hamilton	Chattanooga

Inspection Number

99575

Site ID

10988

Permit Number

TNS068063

Inspection date

4/26/2021

Inspection type

Stormwater MS4 Compliance Evaluation

Status

In Compliance

Notes

Findings:

Overall, the City’s illicit discharge detection and elimination program has been established, the staff is trained, and the program implementation meet the requirements of the NPDES Permit TNS068063. However, some updates to the City’s field screening program and annual reporting are required. Specifically, the City reported that they discontinued performing their field screening activities after five years of receiving coverage under the permit. The City’s explanation was that the permit had expired and that the requirement had been fulfilled. Again, while the permit expired on November 30, 2015, it has been administratively extended until a new permit is issued authorizing the City’s MS4 discharges. Therefore, the permit is still in effect and field screening is still a required component of the City’s Stormwater Management Program. Additionally, the City is required to include the locations of known sanitary sewer leaks to the MS4 in annual reports.

Full implementation of the City’s IDDE program requires the following:

1. Implementing a field screening program
2. Including locations of know sanitary sewer leaks to the City’s MS4 in annual reports