Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0042081
JEFFERSON PARISH DEPT OF SEWERAGE - HARVEY STP, Harvey, LA: NPDES LA0042081 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
JEFFERSON PARISH DEPT OF SEWERAGE - HARVEY STP, held by Jefferson Parish Department of Sewerage- Harvey WWTP, holds NPDES permit LA0042081, which discharges to Mississippi River. EPA’s file records it issued August 18, 2023 and expiring September 14, 2028. 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 | JEFFERSON PARISH DEPT OF SEWERAGE - HARVEY STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Jefferson Parish Department of Sewerage- Harvey WWTP |
| NPDES ID | LA0042081 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 18, 2023 |
| Expiration date | September 14, 2028 |
| Address | Harvey, LA 70055 |
| Receiving water | MISSISSIPPI RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Gretna-Intracoastal Waterway (HUC 080903010309) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 8With 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 | 72 | 63 | June 30, 2020 | 187% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 32 | 23 | December 31, 2023 | 293% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 7 | 1 | January 31, 2025 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 1 | 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 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Priority pollutants scan [yes/no] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute D. pulex | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 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
- 30Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | Failure to minimize or prevent SSO to waters of the U.S. - adverse impacts [40 CFR 122.41(d)] | ST6 |
| August 31, 2025 | Failure to properly operate and maintain the sanitary sewer system [40 CFR 122.41(e)] | ST6 |
| April 13, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| April 6, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| August 31, 2023 | Failure to minimize or prevent SSO to waters of the U.S. - adverse impacts [40 CFR 122.41(d)] | ST6 |
| August 31, 2023 | Failure to properly operate and maintain the sanitary sewer system [40 CFR 122.41(e)] | ST6 |
| July 31, 2023 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| July 31, 2023 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 30, 2023 | Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application | ST6 |
| September 13, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| February 28, 2021 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| February 28, 2021 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 31, 2021 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 31, 2021 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| September 30, 2020 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| August 31, 2020 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| August 31, 2020 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| August 31, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| July 31, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| July 5, 2020 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 31, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 28, 2019 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| February 28, 2019 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 31, 2019 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| January 31, 2019 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 31, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| October 31, 2018 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| October 31, 2018 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| August 21, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| August 21, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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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