Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0004154
BIRLA CARBON USA INC.- NORTH BEND PLANT, Centerville, LA: NPDES LA0004154 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BIRLA CARBON USA INC.- NORTH BEND PLANT holds NPDES permit LA0004154, which discharges to 0531. EPA’s file records it issued January 8, 2016 and expiring January 31, 2021. 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 | BIRLA CARBON USA INC.- NORTH BEND PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BIRLA CARBON USA INC.- NORTH BEND PLANT |
| NPDES ID | LA0004154 |
| 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 | January 8, 2016 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2021 |
| Address | Centerville, LA 70522 |
| Receiving water | 0531 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Hog Bayou-Frontal Wax Lake (HUC 080801010501) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooling Water Intake Velocity | 0 | 7 | 7 | May 31, 2025 | 1,040% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 16 | 38 | 5 | February 28, 2026 | 85% over the limit |
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 8 | 31 | 5 | May 31, 2026 | 1,229,900% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 8 | 25 | 3 | June 30, 2025 | 503% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 22 | 60 | 0 | ||
| pH | 14 | 38 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 8 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 8 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 8 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 11, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| June 11, 2019 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| March 31, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| March 31, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| June 30, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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.