Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0046515
BOGALUSA, CITY OF- WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Bogalusa, LA: NPDES LA0046515 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 20Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BOGALUSA, CITY OF- WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, held by City of Bogalusa- WWTP, holds NPDES permit LA0046515, which discharges to 9c. EPA’s file records it issued June 21, 2017 and expiring June 20, 2022. 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 | BOGALUSA, CITY OF- WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Bogalusa- WWTP |
| NPDES ID | LA0046515 |
| 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 21, 2017 |
| Expiration date | June 20, 2022 |
| Address | Bogalusa, LA 70429 |
| Receiving water | 9C |
| Subwatershed | Lower Bogue Lusa Creek (HUC 031800040606) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 29Pollutants on file
- 20Under a numeric limit
- 25With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 32 | 25 | May 31, 2026 | 9,294% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 48 | 24 | April 30, 2026 | 107% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 19 | 3 | August 31, 2025 | 590% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 31 | 1 | February 28, 2025 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 10 | 1 | November 30, 2014 | 20% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute D. pulex | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity - Retest #3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 6 | 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
- 25Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2026 | Other noncompliance related to a sanitary sewer system or releases from a sanitary sewer system | ST6 |
| May 12, 2026 | Failure to properly operate and maintain the sanitary sewer system [40 CFR 122.41(e)] | ST6 |
| May 9, 2025 | Failure to minimize or prevent SSO to waters of the U.S. - adverse impacts [40 CFR 122.41(d)] | ST6 |
| November 1, 2024 | Failure to minimize or prevent SSO to waters of the U.S. - adverse impacts [40 CFR 122.41(d)] | ST6 |
| November 1, 2024 | Failure to properly operate and maintain the sanitary sewer system [40 CFR 122.41(e)] | ST6 |
| October 31, 2024 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| October 31, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| October 31, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| October 16, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| October 16, 2024 | Failure to comply with recordkeeping requirements - industrial stormwater [40 CFR 122.41(j)] | ST6 |
| October 16, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| May 17, 2023 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 17, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| August 2, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| August 2, 2022 | Failure to properly install, initiate, or fully implement industrial stormwater controls | ST6 |
| February 3, 2022 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 31, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 27, 2021 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 31, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 31, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| September 6, 2018 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Implement SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| September 6, 2018 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Conduct Inspections | ST6 |
| September 6, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 6, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| September 6, 2018 | WW SSO - 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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