Time period of permits; continuation of expired permits.
Memphis Code of Ordinances § 13-24-24
in effectSec. 13-24-24. - Time period of permits; continuation of expired permits.
A. SIU discharge permits shall be issued for a specified time period, not to exceed five years. Other user permits may be issued for such time period as the city deems appropriate. To continue discharging wastewater to the POTW, a user with an existing permit must obtain a permit application form from the control authority, if applicable, and file with the control authority a completed permit application and/or such other information required by the city with all required descriptions, certifications, determinations, reports, information, data, plans, diagrams, and drawings, in the form prescribed by the control authority not less than 180 days prior to the expiration date of the existing discharge permit (unless an alternative period is provided by the city). General permits are automatically continued after its expiration date pending a city decision to reissue the general permit, except for any discharger that does not timely submit such information as required by the city, if applicable.
B. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the conditions of an expired SIU discharge permit and others permits, as applicable, continue in force until the effective date of a new permit or the date of a decision by the city not to reissue the permit, as applicable, if: (i) the permittee has submitted a complete and timely permit application or such other information as the control authority may require; and (ii) the control authority, through no fault of the permittee, does not reissue a permit on or before the expiration date of the previous permit (for example, when issuance is impractical due to time or resource constraints).
(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_ART2SYDIINFESTRE_S13-24-24TIPEPECOEXPEFetched: 10/28/2026