Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0040185
ST. BERNARD PARISH-RIVERBEND OXIDATION POND/POYDRAS-VERRET WETLAND, Chalmette, LA: NPDES LA0040185 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 18Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ST. BERNARD PARISH-RIVERBEND OXIDATION POND/POYDRAS-VERRET WETLAND, held by St. Bernard Parish-Riverbend Oxidation Pond/Poydras-Verret Wetland, holds NPDES permit LA0040185, which discharges to 7c. EPA’s file records it issued September 26, 2018 and expiring October 31, 2023. 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 | ST. BERNARD PARISH-RIVERBEND OXIDATION POND/POYDRAS-VERRET WETLAND |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | St. Bernard Parish-Riverbend Oxidation Pond/Poydras-Verret Wetland |
| NPDES ID | LA0040185 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 26, 2018 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2023 |
| Address | Chalmette, LA 70044 |
| Receiving water | 7C |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Bayou Bienvenue (HUC 080902030301) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 21Pollutants on file
- 18Under a numeric limit
- 20With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 230 | 228 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 205 | 204 | July 31, 2026 | 512% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 199 | 194 | February 28, 2026 | 34,748% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 0 | 125 | 121 | March 31, 2015 | 1,626% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 36 | 32 | April 30, 2013 | 249% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 29 | 28 | November 30, 2012 | 100% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 6 | 2 | August 31, 2015 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 3 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Wetlands Monitoring | 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
- 7Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order | ST6 |
| December 31, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| April 26, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 31, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 31, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| March 10, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
| December 31, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | 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.