West Knox Ud Melton Lake WWTP
Knoxville, TN · Knox County · Publicly Owned Treatment Works
- Average flow
- 3.94 MGD
- Design flow
- 10 MGD
- NPDES permit
- TN0080721
- Effective
- Permit expires
- March 2028
- Population served
- 55,529
- CWNS 2022
West Knox Ud Melton Lake WWTP is a publicly owned wastewater treatment works in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee treating an average of 3.94 million gallons per day against a permitted design capacity of 10 MGD, serving about 55,529 residents. It discharges under NPDES permit TN0080721 (effective), which expires in March 2028, with 13 recorded violations in the last three years.
Treatment technology
Treatment structures identified at this facility. Exact unit counts are available in Klarifi.
Treatment structure data not yet analyzed for this facility.
Compliance snapshot (last 3 years)
- Total violations
- 13
- Effluent violations
- 13
Based on NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports. Full violation history, parameters and discharge data available in the Klarifi platform.
Key contacts
7 verified contacts for West Knox Ud Melton Lake WWTP, with validated emails and direct phone numbers.
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Names, validated emails and direct phone numbers for decision-makers at West Knox Ud Melton Lake WWTP, plus the full compliance history and discharge data.
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West Knox Ud Melton Lake WWTP: frequently asked questions
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 September 11, 2026; facility record last updated May 25, 2025.