Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0044041
PLAQUEMINES PARISH GOVERNMENT- BURAS WWTP, Buras, LA: NPDES LA0044041 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 18Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PLAQUEMINES PARISH GOVERNMENT- BURAS WWTP, held by Plaquemines Parish Government- Buras WWTP, holds NPDES permit LA0044041, which discharges to Mississippi. EPA’s file records it issued September 25, 2018 and expiring October 31, 2023. 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 | PLAQUEMINES PARISH GOVERNMENT- BURAS WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Plaquemines Parish Government- Buras WWTP |
| NPDES ID | LA0044041 |
| 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 | September 25, 2018 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2023 |
| Address | Buras, LA 70041 |
| Receiving water | MISSISSIPPI |
| Subwatershed | Mississippi River-Grand Pass (HUC 080901000102) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 18Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 | 3 | 9 | 1 | January 31, 2008 | 100% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 7 | 1 | September 30, 2002 | 1,400% over the limit |
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Priority pollutants scan [yes/no] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute D. pulex | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity - Retest #3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 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
- 12Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| October 17, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 31, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 31, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| August 25, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| August 25, 2022 | Biosolids: Other Management Practice Violation | ST6 |
| August 13, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| August 13, 2020 | Biosolids: Other Management Practice Violation | ST6 |
| January 18, 2019 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| January 18, 2019 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| August 29, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 3, 2018 | Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application | 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 14, 2026.