Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0127040
PEARL, INC., Chauvin, LA: NPDES LA0127040 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PEARL, INC., held by PEARL INC - PRICE PLANT, holds NPDES permit LA0127040. EPA’s file records it issued August 10, 2015 and expiring July 9, 2020. 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 | PEARL, INC. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PEARL INC - PRICE PLANT |
| NPDES ID | LA0127040 |
| 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 | August 10, 2015 |
| Expiration date | July 9, 2020 |
| Address | Chauvin, LA 70344 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Bayou Chauvin-Frontal Lake Boudreaux (HUC 080903020602) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 7Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES LA0127040.
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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2025 | Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application | ST6 |
| August 4, 2022 | Failure to develop, maintain, or get approval of an adequate SWPPP (industrial stormwater) | ST6 |
| April 3, 2020 | Permit Violations - Application Incomplete | 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.