Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LAG542523
MAGNOLIA WATER UTILITY OPERATING COMPANY LLC - COPPER RIDGE, Lake Charles, LA: NPDES LAG542523 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MAGNOLIA WATER UTILITY OPERATING COMPANY LLC - COPPER RIDGE, held by Magnolia Water Utility Operating Company LLC - Copper Ridge, holds NPDES permit LAG542523. EPA’s file records it issued December 29, 2025 and expiring August 24, 2028. 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 | MAGNOLIA WATER UTILITY OPERATING COMPANY LLC - COPPER RIDGE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Magnolia Water Utility Operating Company LLC - Copper Ridge |
| NPDES ID | LAG542523 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 29, 2025 |
| Expiration date | August 24, 2028 |
| Issuing agency | LDEQ |
| Address | Lake Charles, LA 70605 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Calcasieu River-Prien Lake (HUC 080802060303) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 6Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 3With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 | 4 | 4 | March 31, 2026 | 250% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 3 | 3 | March 31, 2026 | 130% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 2 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES LAG542523.
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.