Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0066621
VINTON, TOWN OF- TREATMENT PLANT, Vinton, LA: NPDES LA0066621 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
VINTON, TOWN OF- TREATMENT PLANT, held by Town of Vinton- Treatment Plant, holds NPDES permit LA0066621, which discharges to Cooney Gully-Vinton Drainage Canal. EPA’s file records it issued October 23, 2015 and expiring November 30, 2020. 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 | VINTON, TOWN OF- TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Town of Vinton- Treatment Plant |
| NPDES ID | LA0066621 |
| 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 | October 23, 2015 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2020 |
| Address | Vinton, LA 70668 |
| Receiving water | COONEY GULLY-VINTON DRAINAGE CANAL |
| Subwatershed | Jones Creek-Sabine River (HUC 120100050403) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 26Pollutants on file
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 25With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 | 5 | 175 | 148 | April 30, 2026 | 413% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 5 | 153 | 123 | February 28, 2022 | 197% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 47 | 19 | August 31, 2019 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 0 | 22 | 14 | October 31, 2025 | 13,955% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 8 | 4 | March 31, 2025 | 317% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 0 | 7 | 3 | March 31, 2025 | 173% over the limit |
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - P. promelas | 4 | 2 | 2 | December 31, 2016 | 1% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Dibromochloromethane | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Bromodichloromethane, effluent | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - C. dubia | 4 | 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
- 11Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2026 | Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application | ST6 |
| August 27, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 27, 2025 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| August 27, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| August 27, 2025 | Failure to properly install, initiate, or fully implement industrial stormwater controls | ST6 |
| December 31, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| October 24, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| October 24, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| October 24, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 31, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| May 11, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | 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.