Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0044865
BASILE, TOWN OF, Basile, LA: NPDES LA0044865 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BASILE, TOWN OF, held by TOWN OF BASILE, holds NPDES permit LA0044865, which discharges to Unnamed Ditch. EPA’s file records it issued March 1, 2017 and expiring February 28, 2022. 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 | BASILE, TOWN OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TOWN OF BASILE |
| NPDES ID | LA0044865 |
| 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 | March 1, 2017 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2022 |
| Address | Basile, LA 70515 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED DITCH |
| Subwatershed | Dry Slough-Bayou Nezpique (HUC 080802010404) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 | 289 | 232 | June 30, 2026 | 1,726% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 242 | 183 | June 30, 2026 | 1,650% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 212 | 167 | June 30, 2026 | 2,150% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 167 | 147 | June 30, 2026 | 100% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 163 | 119 | June 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 21 | 9 | December 31, 2002 | 433% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 51 | 7 | January 31, 2019 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | 7,779% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| December 11, 2023 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 11, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| November 21, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| October 30, 2023 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| October 30, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| October 2, 2021 | Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application | ST6 |
| December 11, 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 14, 2026.