Clean Air Act Permitting in Tennessee
Clean Air Act permitting in Tennessee is the shared responsibility of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Air Pollution Control; the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau; the Knox County Department of Air Quality Management; the Memphis-Shelby County Health Department, Pollution Control Section; the Nashville-Davidson County Metropolitan Health Department, Division of Pollution Control and EPA Region 4. More information about the responsible agencies is available on this page.
The EPA Region 4 Title V Permitting Contact for Tennessee is Emily Ferrando - (404) 562-9042.
Tennessee Air Permit Programs
| Categories | Tennessee DEC | Chattanooga - Hamilton County | Knox County | Memphis - Shelby County  | 
			Nashville - Davidson County | 
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| Responsible Area  | 
			State-wide | City of Chattanooga and Hamilton County, TN | Knox County, TN | City of Memphis and Shelby County, TN | City of Nashville and Davidson County, TN | 
| Agency Office  | 
			
			 Tennessee Dept. of Environment & Conservation William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower PHONE: (615) 532-0554  | 
			
			 Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau  | 
			Knox County Department of Air Quality Management 140 Dameron Avenue, Suite 242 Knoxville, TN 37917 PHONE: (865) 215-5900  | 
			Memphis-Shelby County Health Department Pollution Control Section 814 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 437 Memphis, TN 38105 PHONE: (901) 544-7775  | 
			
			 Division of Pollution Control  | 
		
| Responsibilities | Issues permits state-wide. Permits include construction permits for minor sources, major source PSD and nonattainment permitting and Title V operating permits | ||||
| State or Local Agency Contacts | Mr. James Johnston PHONE: (615) 253-7319  | 
			
			 Mr. Ron Drumeller  | 
			Mr. Justin Mayer PHONE: (865) 215-5913  | 
			Mr. Wasim Khokhar PHONE: (901) 222-9587  | 
			Mr. John Finke PHONE: (615) 340-5653  | 
		
| Permits Under Review | |||||
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The State of Tennessee