298 Whitherington Dr, Covington, TN 38019 · Tipton County · Publicly Owned Treatment Works
Covington Wastewater Treatment Plant is a publicly owned wastewater treatment works in Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee treating an average of 1.63 million gallons per day against a permitted design capacity of 3.62 MGD, serving about 8,863 residents. It discharges under NPDES permit TN0020982 (effective), which expires in March 2029, with 1 recorded violation in the last three years. EPA has recorded 1 formal enforcement action naming the plant, the latest in February 2005.
2 treatment structures and unit processes identified at Covington Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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Federal civil enforcement cases, compliance inspections and informal actions recorded for Covington Wastewater Treatment Plant in EPA's ICIS system.
Latest case · Feb 2005
Covington Waste Water Treatment Plant
Administrative order · CAA, Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs) · Final Order With Penalty · Penalty $1,020
EPA's description of the case:
“Expedited Settlement Agreement - 2/3/2005, assessed penalty $1,020. Alleged Violations: Failure to document the hazards of the process as part of the process hazard analysis (40 C.F.R. Section…”
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Source: EPA ECHO, civil enforcement case 04-2005-8010.
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1.15 MGD
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0.07 MGD
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0.57 MGD
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0.02 MGD
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0.03 MGD
Sources and methodology
Flow, permit and violation figures come from the EPA's ICIS-NPDES discharge monitoring records. Population served comes from the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022. Treatment structures are identified by Klarifi's review of aerial imagery, and capital improvement projects are extracted from published municipal budget documents. Violations are counted over the last three years of monitoring reports.
Data refreshed October 26, 2026; facility record last updated May 25, 2025.
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