Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0055522
LAKE CHARLES LNG COMPANY, LLC, Lake Charles, LA: NPDES LA0055522 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LAKE CHARLES LNG COMPANY, LLC holds NPDES permit LA0055522, which discharges to Devil'S Elbow Ic-Calcasieu River. EPA’s file records it issued July 20, 2017 and expiring July 31, 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 | LAKE CHARLES LNG COMPANY, LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | LAKE CHARLES LNG COMPANY, LLC |
| NPDES ID | LA0055522 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 20, 2017 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2022 |
| Address | Lake Charles, LA 70601 |
| Receiving water | DEVIL'S ELBOW IC-CALCASIEU RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Calcasieu River-Prien Lake (HUC 080802060303) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 10 | 6 | June 30, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 10 | 18 | 4 | March 31, 2025 | 478% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 28 | 28 | 0 | ||
| pH | 20 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 10 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 8 | 10 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| BTEX | 2 | 1 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 25, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | 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 15, 2026.