Water Related Enforcement Activity
Certain water related enforcement activity is posted weekly to this Web page, including Director’s Orders, Commissioner’s Orders, Agreed Orders and Rulings of the Water Quality Control Board and Notices of Intent to Appeal. When cases are appealed, the law (T.C.A. §4-5-310) provides an opportunity to intervene to become a party in the pending case. To do so, a petition should be filed with the Secretary of State, Administrative Procedures Division. Water related enforcement activity for the most recent week is identified and presented with short summary and link to full documentation through the Case No. Previous water related enforcement activity are archived in batch links at the bottom of this page.
Timely access to public information is important to the department. We are developing an online application that will connect to a database containing enforcement activities across all department divisions. We look forward to providing this Web-based public information resource in the future.Week of June 20- June 26, 2008
| Madison County | ||||
Case No. |
Signed Date |
Action Type |
Site Name |
Appeal Date |
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6/26/2008
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Expedited Director's Order
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The Pentecostals of Bethel Springs
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| Respondent(s): William Johnson; Jeff Young | ||||
Location: Highway 45 South and Old Pinson Rd,
Jackson 38301 |
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| Summary: Failure to obtain TNCGP coverage. The Order assesses a total civil penalty of $2,500.00, which is non-contingent. If the Respondent waives the right to appeal the Order, $1,250.00 of this penalty becomes contingent upon compliance with the TNCGP permit requirements at the site for a period of one year. | ||||
| Putnam County | ||||
Case No. |
Signed Date |
Action Type |
Site Name |
Appeal Date |
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6/25/2008
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Director's Order
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Ted and Jody Sparks Property on Sheep Bluff Rd.
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| Respondent(s): David Waldo | ||||
Location: Sheep Bluff Rd off Hwy 70,
Cookeville |
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| Summary: Director's Order was issued on June 25, 2008, to David Waldo in Putnam Co. for failure to obtain ARAP authorization prior to conducting stream alterations to an unnamed tributary to Falling Water River and for failure to obtain an NPDES permit prior to conducting dimension stone mining activities. The total civil penalty assessed is $11,000, of which $3,500 is non-contingent and $7,500 is contingent upon the Respondent meeting the order requirements. | ||||
Recent Appealed Orders
| Hickman County | ||||
Case No. |
Signed Date |
Action Type |
Site Name |
Appeal Date |
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6/11/2008
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Commissioner's Order
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South Central Tennessee Railroad Authority
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| Respondent(s): South Central Tennessee Railroad Authority and K. W. Lankford Excavating |
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Location: North Side of Ridgemont Road, West of Howardcrest Dr,
Memphis |
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| Summary: South Central Tennessee Railroad Authority (SCTRA) is the owner of the site. K. W. Lankford Excavating is contracted by SCTRA to conduct construction activities at the site. This Order addresses several violations of the Water Quality Control Act. These violations include, but are not limited to, failing to comply with the terms and conditions of the TNCGP and causing a condition of pollution in the unnamed tributary to Indian Creek. This Order requires the Respondent to establish effective EPSC measures on-site, submit written documentation and photographic evidence to the Columbia EFO that these measures are in place, submit a CAP and implement the approved CAP, submit written notification of completion of the CAP to the Divisision. The Order assesses NRDA damages in the amount of $185,535.00. The Order assesses a civil penalty of $80,000.00, of which $20,000.00 is non-contingent and $60,000.00 is contingent. The Order also assesses damages in the amount of $1,440.47. |
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| Marshall County | ||||
Case No. |
Signed Date |
Action Type |
Site Name |
Appeal Date |
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5/7/2008
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Director's Order
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Bert Smith Farm
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| Respondent(s): Bert Smith IV | ||||
Location: Holly Grove Road, Lewisburg TN 37091 |
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| Summary: Discharge without an NPDES permit, causing a condition of pollution in Dry Branch. This Order assesses a total Civil Penalty of $12,500.00 of which $2,500.00 is non-contingent and the remaining is contingent upon the Respondent complying with the Order requirements. | ||||
| Wilson County | ||||
Case No. |
Signed Date |
Action Type |
Site Name |
Appeal Date |
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5/27/2008
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Director's Order
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Hamilton Springs
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| Respondent(s): Thorne Excavating Company, LLC; Horn Springs Development, Inc. | ||||
Location: North of Hwy 70 and Lexington Drive,
Lebanon |
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| Summary: A Director's Order was issued on May 27, 2008, to Horn Springs Dev. Inc., and Thorne Excavating Co., LLC in Wilson Co. for failure to obtain ARAP authorization prior to conducting stream alterations to Horn Springs Branch and its unnamed tributaries and for multiple violations to the TNCGP permit consisting of failure to retain sediment onsite, EPSC measures not in accordance with SWPPP, EPSC measures not properly maintained, and for causing a condition of pollution to waters of the state. The total civil penalty assessed is $23,000.00, of which $6,000 is non-contingent and $17,000 is contingent upon the Respondent meeting the order requirements. | ||||
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