NPDES LA0086576 · Clean Water Act
TALLULAH, CITY OF- WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Tallulah, LA: NPDES LA0086576 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
TALLULAH, CITY OF- WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Tallulah, Louisiana: Individual permit LA0086576, held by City of Tallulah- Wastewater Treatment Plant; Publicly owned treatment works; Effective; issued September 29, 2016, term to October 31, 2021.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 482 violations of any kind, 409 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 1,450% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 372 violations of any kind, 298 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 2,115% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 8 limits, 289 violations of any kind, 217 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 238% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 6 limits, 156 violations of any kind, 96 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 3 limits, 118 violations of any kind, 92 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 100,910% over the limit.
- Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - C. dubia: 0 limits, 96 violations of any kind, 88 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - P. promelas: 0 limits, 72 violations of any kind, 64 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2025, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Whole effluent toxicity: 16 limits, 107 violations of any kind, 54 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2020, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 0 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 33 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2004, largest 220% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 3 limits, 43 violations of any kind, 15 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026, largest 100% over the limit.
- .gamma.-BHC: 12 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2014, largest 673% over the limit.
- pH: 6 limits, 71 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026.
- Mercury, total [as Hg]: 8 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2022, largest 1,142% over the limit.
- Cyanide, total [as CN]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2023, largest 87,022% over the limit.
- PCB, total, scan effluent: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2025, largest 1,625% over the limit.
- Carbon, tot organic [TOC]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2006, largest 18% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 6 limits, 66 violations of any kind.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 38 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 38 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 36 violations of any kind.
- Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 34 violations of any kind.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 6 limits, 31 violations of any kind.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 6 limits, 31 violations of any kind.
- Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 30 violations of any kind.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 24 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 24 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 24 violations of any kind.
- Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 20 violations of any kind.
- Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 16 violations of any kind.
- Oil & Grease: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- 4,4'-DDT: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- July 21, 2026: CWA 309A AO For Compliance (EPA).
- May 12, 2026: Under Review (State).
- February 23, 2026: State CWA Non Penalty AO (State).
- February 11, 2026: Under Review (State).
- December 31, 2025: Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit (ST6).
- September 30, 2025: Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit (ST6).
- March 17, 2025: Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application (ST6).
- August 23, 2024: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- December 16, 2021: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- December 16, 2021: Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample (ST6).
- September 30, 2021: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).
- November 18, 2020: Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order (ST6).
- June 30, 2020: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).
- April 20, 2020: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
- April 20, 2020: WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- January 17, 2020: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- January 17, 2020: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).
- January 17, 2020: Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify (ST6).
- January 17, 2020: Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample (ST6).
- November 30, 2019: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).
- April 25, 2019: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
- April 25, 2019: WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- November 26, 2018: Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order (ST6).
- April 8, 2018: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
- April 8, 2018: WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- February 27, 2018: WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Conduct Inspections (ST6).
- February 27, 2018: WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP (ST6).
- February 27, 2018: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- February 27, 2018: Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error (ST6).
Louisiana holds 357 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 116 were issued before LA0086576.
Coverages issued nearest LA0086576
- 2016-09-29: MOREAUVILLE, VILLAGE OF, Moreauville: LA0065064, held by MOREAUVILLE WWT FACILITY, VILL
- 2016-09-29: ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH - RIVER ROAD WWTP, Laplace: LA0069868, held by St. John the Baptist Parish - River Road Treatment Plant
- 2016-09-29: SABINE PARISH POLICE JURY, Many: LA0070904
- 2016-09-29: ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL - HAHNVILLE STP, Hahnville: LA0073521, held by St. Charles Parish Council - Hahnville STP
- 2016-09-29: ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL--DESTREHAN WWTP, Destrehan: LA0073539, held by St. Charles Parish Wastewater Dept--Destrehan WWTP
- 2016-09-29: DAVID WADE CORRECTION CENTER, Homer: LA0095273, held by LA DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS
- 2016-09-29: ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH- RESERVE WWTP, Reserve: LA0127097, held by ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH
- 2016-10-06: NEW ROADS, CITY OF- WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, New Roads: LA0038555, held by City of New Roads- Wastewater Treatment Plant
- 2016-10-06: SEWERAGE DISTRICT #1 OF IBERIA PARISH & CITY OF NEW IBERIA- TETE BAYOU WWTP, New Iberia: LA0065251, held by Sewerage District #1 of Iberia Parish & City of New Iberia- Tete Bayou WWTP
- 2016-10-18: BREAUX BRIDGE, CITY OF, Breaux Bridge: LA0033014, held by City of Breaux Bridge
TALLULAH, CITY OF- WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT among its neighbors
2 discharge permits are in the Macon Slough-Panota Bayou subwatershed (HUC 080500030203); LA0086576 is one. Its county: 9, 2 major; LA0086576 is major permit.
Other permits in the Macon Slough-Panota Bayou subwatershed (HUC 080500030203)
- TALLULAH, CITY OF, Tallulah: LAL086576, major, term to 2025-12-31
Identity
| Facility | TALLULAH, CITY OF- WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee | City of Tallulah- Wastewater Treatment Plant |
| NPDES ID | LA0086576 |
| Status | Effective |
| Type | Individual permit |
| Class | Major |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 29, 2016 |
| Expires | October 31, 2021 |
| Address | Tallulah, LA 71282 |
| Subwatershed | Macon Slough-Panota Bayou (HUC 080500030203) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
NPDES LA0086576: effluent limits and exceedances
TALLULAH, CITY OF- WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (NPDES LA0086576): 31 pollutants on file, 24 limited; 31 with a violation of any kind, 16 with an exceedance.
| Pollutant | Limits | Violations | Exceedances | Latest | Largest, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 482 | 409 | May 31, 2026 | 1,450% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 372 | 298 | May 31, 2026 | 2,115% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 289 | 217 | May 31, 2026 | 238% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 6 | 156 | 96 | June 30, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 3 | 118 | 92 | February 28, 2026 | 100,910% over the limit |
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - C. dubia | 0 | 96 | 88 | April 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - P. promelas | 0 | 72 | 64 | April 30, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Whole effluent toxicity | 16 | 107 | 54 | June 30, 2020 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 38 | 33 | August 31, 2004 | 220% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 43 | 15 | April 30, 2026 | 100% over the limit |
| .gamma.-BHC | 12 | 40 | 10 | December 31, 2014 | 673% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 71 | 7 | May 31, 2026 | |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 8 | 6 | 2 | March 31, 2022 | 1,142% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 0 | 6 | 2 | September 30, 2023 | 87,022% over the limit |
| PCB, total, scan effluent | 2 | 4 | 1 | March 31, 2025 | 1,625% over the limit |
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 0 | 3 | 1 | September 30, 2006 | 18% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 38 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 38 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 6 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 24 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 24 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4,4'-DDT | 0 | 2 | 0 |
NPDES LA0086576: inspections, violations and enforcement
NPDES LA0086576: 25 single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| September 30, 2025 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| March 17, 2025 | Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application | ST6 |
| August 23, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 16, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 16, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| September 30, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| November 18, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order | ST6 |
| June 30, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| April 20, 2020 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| April 20, 2020 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 17, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 17, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| January 17, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| January 17, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| November 30, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| April 25, 2019 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| April 25, 2019 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| November 26, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order | ST6 |
| April 8, 2018 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| April 8, 2018 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 27, 2018 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Conduct Inspections | ST6 |
| February 27, 2018 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| February 27, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 27, 2018 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
NPDES LA0086576: 2 formal enforcement actions
0 of them with a penalty assessed. How penalties are shown.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Federal penalty | State or local penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2026 | CWA 309A AO For Compliance | EPA | ||
| February 23, 2026 | State CWA Non Penalty AO | State |
NPDES LA0086576: 2 informal enforcement actions
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | Under Review | State |
| February 11, 2026 | Under Review | State |
NPDES LA0086576 (TALLULAH, CITY OF- WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT): no inspection on file.
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Permits near NPDES LA0086576
NPDES LA0086576: 31 pollutant rows, 29 dated events; ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.