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Bluff City board approves TDEC consent order and timeline to address sewer overflows
Summary
The Bluff City Board voted to sign a consent order from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation requiring corrective actions and milestone reports after multiple sanitary sewer overflows, including at 4418 Bluff City Highway; the town will submit a corrective action plan within 30 days to avoid additional fines.
Bluff City’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted to sign a consent order from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) aimed at resolving multiple sanitary sewer overflows, the board announced at its first meeting of 2026.
Town staff and the board reviewed the consent order’s timeline and penalties during the meeting, noting past overflows and a schedule of deliverables. The order lists initial assessed damages and civil penalties; staff told the board a portion of the assessed penalties — described in the…
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