Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0099473
RIVER BIRCH LLC, Waggaman, LA: NPDES LA0099473 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
RIVER BIRCH LLC holds NPDES permit LA0099473, which discharges to Sauls Canal, Waggaman Canal, Cataou. EPA’s file records it issued November 29, 2010 and expiring December 31, 2015. 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 | RIVER BIRCH LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | RIVER BIRCH LLC |
| NPDES ID | LA0099473 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 29, 2010 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2015 |
| Address | Waggaman, LA 70062 |
| Receiving water | SAULS CANAL, WAGGAMAN CANAL, CATAOU |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Westwego-Main Canal (HUC 080903010307) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 40Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 40With a violation of any kind
- 10With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 5 | 37 | 12 | June 30, 2026 | 383% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 31 | 6 | June 30, 2025 | 113% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 29 | 5 | November 30, 2018 | 1,255% over the limit |
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 2 | 17 | 4 | December 31, 2021 | 456% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 3 | 16 | 3 | December 31, 2023 | 208% over the limit |
| Chloride [as Cl] | 2 | 15 | 3 | November 30, 2018 | 58% over the limit |
| Phenol | 4 | 10 | 2 | September 30, 2024 | 120% over the limit |
| p-Cresol | 4 | 10 | 2 | September 30, 2024 | 1,043% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 9 | 1 | September 30, 2024 | 200% over the limit |
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 0 | 1 | 1 | September 30, 2024 | 14% over the limit |
| pH | 10 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 10 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 4 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons [PAHs] | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Cobalt, total [as Co] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Tin, total [as Sn] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Butyl benzyl phthalate | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Fluoranthene | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| .alpha.-Terpineol | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| o-Cresol | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Pyridine | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Benzoic acids, total | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| n-Decane | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Carbazole | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| n-Octadecane | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2-Butanone | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Acetone | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Acetophenone | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Priority pollutants scan [yes/no] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 1 | 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
- 7Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| March 29, 2022 | Failure to properly install, initiate, or fully implement industrial stormwater controls | ST6 |
| December 31, 2021 | Biosolids: Other Management Practice Violation | ST6 |
| December 31, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| December 31, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 31, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| November 14, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | 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.