Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0001287
STERLING SUGAR LLC, Franklin, LA: NPDES LA0001287 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
STERLING SUGAR LLC, held by STERLING SUGARS LLC, holds NPDES permit LA0001287. EPA’s file records it issued September 22, 2015 and expiring October 31, 2020. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | STERLING SUGAR LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | STERLING SUGARS LLC |
| NPDES ID | LA0001287 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 22, 2015 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2020 |
| Address | Franklin, LA 70538 |
| Subwatershed | Yellow Bayou-Bayou Teche (HUC 080801020904) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 5Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 0With a violation of any kind
- 0With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES LA0001287.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 7Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| May 4, 2020 | Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application | ST6 |
| February 1, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
| January 29, 2018 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Conduct Inspections | ST6 |
| January 29, 2018 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Implement SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| December 31, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| January 31, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 14, 2026.