Purpose of this division.
Memphis Code of Ordinances § 13-24-90
in effectSec. 13-24-90. - Purpose of this division.
A. Inasmuch as Memphis is the NPDES permittee that owns and operates WWTPs that receive wastewater, not only from discharges within the city but discharges from facilities located outside of the city's corporate limits, this article of chapter 13-24 is drafted to provide a mechanism to assure that: (i) industrial user permits for discharge to Memphis issued by outlying jurisdictions impose requirements at least as stringent as that required by federal law, Tennessee law, and as set forth in this article; and (ii) outlying jurisdictions do not approve any discharges that would enter Memphis' sewers or WWTPs (e.g., discharges originating from outside the corporate limits of the outlying jurisdiction) without Memphis' approval.
B. The provisions of this article are modeled after the Clean Water Act ("CWA") §§ 401 and 402(b) provisions and implementing regulations (see, e.g., 40 C.F.R. §§ 122.4(a), 123.44 and 124.53) wherein EPA or an approved NPDES state review, comment upon, and potentially object to a draft permit proposed to be issued by the other governmental entity.
(Ord. No. 5793, §§ 3, 5, 8-17-2021)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT13PUSE_CH13-24PR_ART5REOVOUJUPRPEINUSOTDIMESTS_S13-24-90PUDIFetched: 10/28/2026