Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0065978
BOSSIER, CITY OF- WWTP, Bossier City, LA: NPDES LA0065978 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 28Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BOSSIER, CITY OF- WWTP, held by BOSSIER CITY DEPT OF PUB UTILI, holds NPDES permit LA0065978, which discharges to Seg 1004 Red River Basin. EPA’s file records it issued February 14, 2014 and expiring February 13, 2019. 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 | BOSSIER, CITY OF- WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BOSSIER CITY DEPT OF PUB UTILI |
| NPDES ID | LA0065978 |
| 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 | February 14, 2014 |
| Expiration date | February 13, 2019 |
| Address | Bossier City, LA 71111 |
| Receiving water | SEG 1004 RED RIVER BASIN |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Upper Red Chute Bayou (HUC 111402040202) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 32Pollutants on file
- 28Under a numeric limit
- 32With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 26 | 20 | January 31, 2006 | 898% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 13 | 4 | April 30, 2020 | 63% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 8 | 2 | November 30, 2007 | 41% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 6 | 2 | February 28, 2014 | 173% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 7 | 1 | February 29, 2000 | |
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 8 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 8 | 12 | 0 | ||
| WET, sublethal retest #2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity - Retest #3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity, Sub-Lethal Retest #3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| WET, sublethal retest #1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute D. pulex | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 2 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES LA0065978.
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.