Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0065340
MELVILLE WWTP, Melville, LA: NPDES LA0065340 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MELVILLE WWTP, held by MELVILLE, TOWN OF, holds NPDES permit LA0065340, which discharges to Atchafalaya River. EPA’s file records it issued December 30, 2014 and expiring January 31, 2020. 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 | MELVILLE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MELVILLE, TOWN OF |
| NPDES ID | LA0065340 |
| 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 | December 30, 2014 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2020 |
| Address | Melville, LA 71353 |
| Receiving water | ATCHAFALAYA RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Bayou Courtableau-Atchafalaya River (HUC 080801010205) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 7Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 7With 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 | 2 | 182 | 34 | June 30, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 242 | 20 | July 31, 2024 | 124% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 222 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 148 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 148 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 45 | 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, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| December 1, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 1, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| December 1, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| December 1, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 31, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| December 31, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| January 24, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| November 30, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| February 23, 2017 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| February 23, 2017 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 23, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | 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.