Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0032352
ABITA SPRINGS, TOWN OF -WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Abita Springs, LA: NPDES LA0032352 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ABITA SPRINGS, TOWN OF -WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by Abita Springs, Town of, holds NPDES permit LA0032352, which discharges to Abita River-Bogue Falaya-Tchefuncte. EPA’s file records it issued December 30, 2014 and expiring January 31, 2020. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | ABITA SPRINGS, TOWN OF -WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Abita Springs, Town of |
| NPDES ID | LA0032352 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 30, 2014 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2020 |
| Address | Abita Springs, LA 70420 |
| Receiving water | ABITA RIVER-BOGUE FALAYA-TCHEFUNCTE |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Abita River (HUC 080902010105) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 113 | 53 | July 31, 2024 | 726% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 83 | 45 | July 31, 2024 | 14,900% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 94 | 30 | May 31, 2024 | 210% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 82 | 24 | July 31, 2024 | 260% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Chloride | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 1 | 2 | 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
- 14Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 9, 2024 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| December 9, 2024 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 24, 2024 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| January 24, 2024 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 1, 2023 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 1, 2023 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| March 18, 2023 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| March 18, 2023 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 22, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 22, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Develop Adequate SPCC Plan | ST6 |
| March 31, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| August 23, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| August 23, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| August 23, 2017 | Permit Violations - CWA §308 Failure to submit required permit application information | 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 15, 2026.