Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0042064
JEFFERSON PARISH DEPARTMENT OF SEWERAGE - BRIDGE CITY WWTP, Bridge City, LA: NPDES LA0042064 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
JEFFERSON PARISH DEPARTMENT OF SEWERAGE - BRIDGE CITY WWTP, held by Jefferson Parish Department of Sewerage- Bridge City WWTP, holds NPDES permit LA0042064, which discharges to Bridge City Canal 3/Bayou Segnette. EPA’s file records it issued June 19, 2020 and expiring June 30, 2025. 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 | JEFFERSON PARISH DEPARTMENT OF SEWERAGE - BRIDGE CITY WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Jefferson Parish Department of Sewerage- Bridge City WWTP |
| NPDES ID | LA0042064 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 19, 2020 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2025 |
| Address | Bridge City, LA 70055 |
| Receiving water | BRIDGE CITY CANAL 3/BAYOU SEGNETTE |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Westwego-Main Canal (HUC 080903010307) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 30 | 21 | June 30, 2025 | 44% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 27 | 17 | November 30, 2022 | 120% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 20 | 14 | June 30, 2026 | 736% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute D. pulex | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity - Retest #3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Priority pollutants scan [yes/no] | 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
- 24Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 25, 2025 | Failure to properly operate and maintain the sanitary sewer system [40 CFR 122.41(e)] | ST6 |
| December 17, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| October 16, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 8, 2024 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 20, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 25, 2023 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 25, 2023 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| June 25, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| June 4, 2023 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 4, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| August 31, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 8, 2021 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 8, 2021 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| March 31, 2021 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| March 31, 2021 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 31, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| September 2, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 31, 2019 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| January 31, 2019 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 31, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| September 30, 2018 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| September 30, 2018 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| August 16, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| January 28, 2018 | Biosolids: Other Management Practice Violation | 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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