Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0086576
TALLULAH, CITY OF- WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Tallulah, LA: NPDES LA0086576 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 24Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 16Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TALLULAH, CITY OF- WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, held by City of Tallulah- Wastewater Treatment Plant, holds NPDES permit LA0086576. EPA’s file records it issued September 29, 2016 and expiring October 31, 2021. 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 | TALLULAH, CITY OF- WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Tallulah- Wastewater Treatment Plant |
| NPDES ID | LA0086576 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 29, 2016 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2021 |
| Address | Tallulah, LA 71282 |
| Subwatershed | Macon Slough-Panota Bayou (HUC 080500030203) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 31Pollutants on file
- 24Under a numeric limit
- 31With a violation of any kind
- 16With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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
- 25Single-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 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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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