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Wastewater Surcharges and Septage Rates
January 2015
Cities/ Contacts
Do you have
surcharge
rates for highstrength
wastewater?
Which
wastewater
parameters do
you
surcharge?
What are the
rates?
At what
concentration
levels do
surcharges
begin?
Do you accept
septage?
How do you
charge for
this service?
Athens
Craig Brymer,
Pretreatment Coordinator
(423) 745-4501
cbrymer@aub.org
Yes
BOD, FOG,
TSS, Total
Nitrogen, Total
Phosphorus
BOD = $0.42 per
lb.
FOG = $0.50 per
lb.
TSS = $0.50 per
lb.
N = $1.37 per lb.
P = $6.87 per lb.
BOD = > 300
mg/L
FOG = > 100
mg/L
TSS = > 300
mg/L
N = > 30 mg/L
P = > 10 mg/l
Yes
$90 per 1000
gallons
Bristol
Matt Dake,
Project Manager
(423) 989-5570
Matthew.Dake@STservices.com
Centerville
Gary Jacobs,
Mayor
(931) 729-4246
mayor@centervilletn.org
Chad Dotsun,
Wastewater Manager
(931) 729-4246
Yes
BOD, TSS
BOD = $0.06 per
lb.
TSS = $0.12 per
lb.
BOD = > 300
mg/L
TSS = > 300
mg/L
Yes
$125 per 1000
gallons
Yes
BOD, TSS
BOD:
300-567 mg/L =
$0.41 per lb.
568-833 mg/L =
$0.65 per lb.
>833 mg/L =
$0.89 per lb.
TSS:
300-567 mg/L =
$0.14 per lb.
568-833 mg/L =
$0.38 per lb.
>833 mg/L =
$0.62 per lb.
BOD = > 300
mg/L
TSS = > 300
mg/L
Yes
$70 per load
(2500-gallon
truck)
January 2015
UT MTAS
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Wastewater Surcharges and Septage Rates
January 2015
Cities/ Contacts
Do you have
surcharge
rates for highstrength
wastewater?
Which
wastewater
parameters do
you
surcharge?
What are the
rates?
At what
concentration
levels do
surcharges
begin?
Do you accept
septage?
How do you
charge for
this service?
Chattanooga
Rick Tate,
Pretreatment Coordinator
(423) 757-0058
tate_rick@mail.chattanooga.gov
Yes
BOD, TSS
BOD = $0.1229
per lb.
TSS = $0.0852
per lb.
BOD = > 300
mg/L
TSS = > 400
mg/L
Yes
$91 per 1000
gallons
Clarksville
Brian Shelton,
Pretreatment Coordinator
(931) 320-4087
brian.shelton@
cityofclarksville.com
Cleveland
Steve Barger
Env/Reg Compliance Supervisor
(423) 478-0698
sbarger@clevelandutilities.com
Yes
BOD, TSS, Oil
& Grease
$0.08 per lb. for
all
BOD = >300
mg/L
TSS = >325
mg/L
O&G = >100
mg/L
Yes
By volume
and strength
Yes
CBOD, TSS,
TKN
CBOD =
$0.1604/lb/day
TSS =
$0.1261/lb/day
TKN =
$0.1862/lb/day
CBOD:
>300mg/L
TSS: >400mg/L
TKN: no
minimum
Yes
$72.19 per
1000 gallons
January 2015
UT MTAS
No longer
accept FOG
from food
service
establishments.
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Wastewater Surcharges and Septage Rates
January 2015
Cities/ Contacts
Do you have
surcharge
rates for highstrength
wastewater?
Which
wastewater
parameters do
you
surcharge?
What are the
rates?
At what
concentration
levels do
surcharges
begin?
Do you accept
septage?
How do you
charge for
this service?
Cookeville
Carey Vaughn,
Civil Engineer
(931) 520-5258
cav@cookeville-tn.org
Yes
BOD, COD,
TSS, Grease &
Oil
BOD = $0.15 per
lb.
TSS = $0.15 per
lb.
COD = $0.05 per
lb.
BOD = > 300
mg/L
TSS = > 300
mg/L
NH3 = > 30
mg/L
G&O = > 100
mg/L
COD = > 800
mg/L
TKN = > 60
mg/L
Yes, but not
from Oil/Water
Separators
(FOG) from
restaurants
$25 per 1000
gallon load
Dayton
Glenn Fraley,
Wastewater Treatment
Plant Supervisor
(423) 775-8409
gfraley@bellsouth.net
Yes
BOD, COD,
TDS, TSS, TKN
Oil & Grease
and Ammonia
No set rates.
Surcharge is
based on % over
limit.
BOD = 300
mg/L
COD = 700
mg/L
TDS = 3000
mg/L
TSS = 300
mg/L
TKN = 60 mg/L
O&G = 100
mg/L
Ammonia = 30
mg/L
Yes
$50 for 1
gallon to 2500
gallons
(standard
truck);
anything over
2500 gallons
goes to
$16.66 per
1000 gallons
January 2015
UT MTAS
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Wastewater Surcharges and Septage Rates
January 2015
Cities/ Contacts
Do you have
surcharge
rates for highstrength
wastewater?
Which
wastewater
parameters do
you
surcharge?
What are the
rates?
At what
concentration
levels do
surcharges
begin?
Do you accept
septage?
How do you
charge for
this service?
Dickson
Rocky Bowker,
Wastewater Treatment Manager
(615) 441-4188
rbowker@wadc.us
Yes
BOD, NH3, TSS,
O/G
BOD = $0.35/lb
NH3 = $0.35/lb
TSS = $0.32/lb
O/G = $0.32/lb
BOD: results
greater than
300 mg/L
TSS: results
greater than
350 mg/L
NH3: results
greater than 15
mg/L
O/G: results
greater than
100mg/L
Yes
$40 per 1000
gallons ($50
Annual Permit
Fee)
Jackson
Liba Ford,
Pretreatment Coordinator
(731) 422-7517
lford@jaxenergy.com
Yes
CBOD, TSS,
FOG, Ammonia
Inside City
Rates:
CBOD = $0.1707
per lb.
TSS = $0.1351
per lb.
FOG = $0.1351
per lb.
Ammonia = $200
Outside City
Rates:
CBOD = $0.2125
per lb.
TSS = $0.1707
per lb.
FOG = $0.1707
per lb.
Ammonia = $200
CBOD = > 450
mg/L
TSS = > 500
mg/L
FOG = > 100
mg/L
Ammonia = >
120 mg/L
Yes
Annual Fees:
$120 annual
permit fee and
$25 per truck
fee
Discharge
Fee: $0.035
per gallon
Also accept
grease with a
discharge fee
of $ 0.90 per
gallon
January 2015
UT MTAS
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Wastewater Surcharges and Septage Rates
January 2015
Cities/ Contacts
Do you have
surcharge
rates for highstrength
wastewater?
Which
wastewater
parameters do
you
surcharge?
What are the
rates?
At what
concentration
levels do
surcharges
begin?
Do you accept
septage?
How do you
charge for
this service?
Kingsport
Tom Hensley,
Wastewater Treatment
Superintendent
(423) 229-9394
tomhensley@kingsporttn.gov
Yes
BOD, TSS
BOD = $0.204
per lb.
TSS = $0.102
per lb
BOD & TSS
permit limit of
250 mg/L.
Users
surcharged for
mg/L above
250 mg/L.
Yes
$75 per 2000
gallons
Knoxville
Yes
BOD,
suspended
solids
BOD = $11.00
per hundred
pounds of
excess
Suspended
solids = $10.35
per hundred
pounds of
excess
BOD in excess
of 2000 lbs. per
million gallons
(240 mg/l)
Suspended
solids in excess
of 2500 pounds
per million
gallons (300
mg/l)
Yes
Annual
Access Fee:
$100 per fiscal
year, per
permitted
vehicle
Discharge
Rate: $79 per
1000 gallons
Yes
BOD, COD,
TSS, Ammonia,
Grease & Oil
If BOD and
COD are both
high, only the
higher of the
two results is
charged.
$0.68 per lb. for
all
BOD = > 300
mg/L
TSS = > 300
mg/L
G&O = > 100
mg/L
COD = > 800
mg/L
Ammonia = >
45 mg/L
Yes
$30 per 1000
gallons
Knoxville Utilities Board
Information retrieved NonResidential Schedules B & C
available at:
http://www.kub.org/wps/portal/
Customers/Home/BusinessCusto
mers/BusinessRates/WaterAndW
astewaterRates/
Lewisburg
Kent Sweeton,
Pretreatment Plant
(931) 359-2363
kent@lewisburgwater.org
January 2015
UT MTAS
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Wastewater Surcharges and Septage Rates
January 2015
Cities/ Contacts
Do you have
surcharge
rates for highstrength
wastewater?
Which
wastewater
parameters do
you
surcharge?
What are the
rates?
At what
concentration
levels do
surcharges
begin?
Do you accept
septage?
How do you
charge for
this service?
Memphis
Don Hudgins,
Administrator, WWTF
(901) 636-7122
donald.hudgins@memphistn.gov
Yes
BOD, TSS
BOD = $0.0428
per lb.
TSS = $0.0716
per lb.
BOD = > 250
ppm
TSS = > 300
ppm
Yes
$0.13 per
gallon
Nashville/ Davidson Co.
David Tucker,
Water Services Asst. Director
(615) 862-4513
david.tucker@nashville.gov
Yes
BOD, TSS,
FOG, Nitrogen/
Ammonia
BOD:
$0.3264/lb
TSS:
$0.1657/lb
FOG:
$0.16577/lb
NH3: $0.4406/lb
$25.00 per truck
permit fee
Biochemical
Oxygen
Demand (5
day): 300 mg/L
Total
Suspended
Solids: 325
mg/L
Animal/Vegetab
le Fats, Oils, &
Grease: 100
mg/L
Nitrogen/Ammo
nia: 30 mg/L
Yes, from within
the 201 Region
(our jurisdiction
only)
Septic Tank
Waste
$40.00/1000
gals. or
portion
thereof;
Portable Toilet
Waste
$25.00/1000
gals. or
portion
thereof;
Restaurant
Grease Trap
Waste
$115.00/1000
gals. or
portion thereof
January 2015
UT MTAS
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Wastewater Surcharges and Septage Rates
January 2015
Cities/ Contacts
Do you have
surcharge
rates for highstrength
wastewater?
Which
wastewater
parameters do
you
surcharge?
What are the
rates?
At what
concentration
levels do
surcharges
begin?
Do you accept
septage?
How do you
charge for
this service?
Newport
Carrol Proffitt,
Wastewater Manager
(423) 625-2847
cproffitt@newportutilities.com
Yes
Allocated flows,
BOD, TSS
Flow:
$1.40/thousand
to
$2.80/thousand
BOD:
$0.19/lb. to
$0.38/lb.
TSS:
$0.16/lb. to
$0.32/lb.
All industries
that are
surcharged
have contracts
with NU for an
allocation of the
plant. If they
exceed that
allocation, then
they are
surcharged.
Yes
$45.04 (for 1
thousand
gallons);
$35.08 for
each
additional
thousand
(minimum load
charge of
1000 gallons
per load)
Paris
Pretreatment Coordinator,
(731) 642-5691
tjones@parisbpu.org
Union City
Dwayne Hensley,
Wastewater Treatment Director
(731) 885-9144
wastewater@kentennwireless.com
Yes
BOD, TSS, TKN
NH3-N
BOD: $0.26/lb
TSS: $0.18/lb
NH3: $1.14/lb
BOD: 250mg/L
TSS: 300mg/L
NH3: 15.0mg/L
No
N/A
Yes
CBOD5 & TSS
lbs./d
&
Monthly Ave.
lbs.
Rates are based
on the paragraph
and formula
below.
CBOD5 =
>1200 lbs./d
Yes
0 – 500 gal.
$7.00/Load;
500 – 1000
gal.
$13.00/Load;
1000 – 3000
gal.
$40.00/Load
TSS =
>600 lbs./d
st
*Union City surcharge rate formula: Permittees discharging wastewaters having excessive amounts of conventional pollutants including
carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD5), total suspended solids (TSS), ammonia as nitrogen (NH3-N) and free oil and grease may
be charged a surcharge fee to offset the additional costs incurred by the City of Union City for treating these excessive amounts. Excessive
amount is defined as a monthly average and/or daily max value greater than the surcharge value listed as the “monthly average shall not exceed”
value in Attachment A – Industrial User Discharge Limitations.
January 2015
UT MTAS
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Wastewater Surcharges and Septage Rates
January 2015
Base Sewer
Bill for
Monthly
Usage
January 2015
X
Monthly Average of Calculated
Parameter Mass-Based Value
(pounds)
UT MTAS
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Base Sewer
Bill for
Monthly
Usage
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