Stormwater Department
What is Stormwater?
Stormwater runoff occurs when precipitation from rain or snowmelt flows over the ground. Impervious surfaces like driveways, sidewalks, streets, and building rooftops prevent stormwater runoff from naturally soaking into the ground. Stormwater runoff often contains pollutants in quantities that could adversely affect water quality.
Stormwater can pick up debris, chemicals, dirt, and other pollutants and flow into a storm sewer system or directly to a lake, stream, river, wetland, or coastal water. Anything that enters a storm sewer system is discharged untreated into the waterbodies we use for swimming, fishing and providing drinking water.
The phone hotline is 865-273-5756.
Email: stormwater@blounttn.org
Stormwater runoff occurs when precipitation from rain or snowmelt flows over the ground. Impervious surfaces like driveways, sidewalks, streets, and building rooftops prevent stormwater runoff from naturally soaking into the ground. Stormwater runoff often contains pollutants in quantities that could adversely affect water quality.
Pollutants
Stormwater can pick up debris, chemicals, dirt, and other pollutants and flow into a storm sewer system or directly to a lake, stream, river, wetland, or coastal water. Anything that enters a storm sewer system is discharged untreated into the waterbodies we use for swimming, fishing and providing drinking water.
Reporting Illegal Dumping / Discharges
The phone hotline is 865-273-5756.
Email: stormwater@blounttn.org
Notice For Public Review & Comment
How To Install Erosion Control
Grading Permit
Stormwater Residential SWPPP
The CN1249 Home Builder S.W.P.P.P. link below may be used to download the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan for Single Family Residential Homebuilding sites
Completed forms may be submitted by email to T.D.E.C. and Blount County.
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TDEC Field Offices
The nearest Environmental Field Office (EFO) is the Knoxville office and should be your starting point for any environmental question, concern, or complaint. The toll free number below will automatically forward you to the appropriate EFO based on where you are calling from. Each EFO is staffed with a Regional Director for External Affairs as well as technical staff who are available to assist with permitting needs, outreach functions, and general guidance. If you are unsure of which EFO to contact, you can send your question to ask.tdec@tn.gov.
Toll Free Number: 1-888-891-TDEC (8332)