Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0002844
HOUSE OF RAEFORD FARMS OF LA., Arcadia, LA: NPDES LA0002844 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 22Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 12Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HOUSE OF RAEFORD FARMS OF LA. holds NPDES permit LA0002844, which discharges to Red River. EPA’s file records it issued April 25, 2016 and expiring May 31, 2021. 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 | HOUSE OF RAEFORD FARMS OF LA. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HOUSE OF RAEFORD FARMS OF LA. |
| NPDES ID | LA0002844 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 25, 2016 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2021 |
| Address | Arcadia, LA 71001 |
| Receiving water | Red River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Williams Creek-Black Lake Creek (HUC 111402090104) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler LAD981899008; ICIS-AIR source LA0000002201300008 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 27Pollutants on file
- 22Under a numeric limit
- 27With a violation of any kind
- 12With 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] | 2 | 198 | 159 | July 31, 2026 | 3,332% over the limit |
| Whole effluent toxicity | 0 | 129 | 98 | May 31, 2016 | 100% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 99 | 55 | March 31, 2023 | 753% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 104 | 52 | November 30, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - C. dubia | 4 | 50 | 38 | June 30, 2026 | 100% over the limit |
| Solids, total dissolved [TDS] | 2 | 97 | 34 | February 28, 2023 | 175% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 68 | 21 | July 31, 2026 | 317% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 58 | 20 | July 31, 2025 | 74% over the limit |
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - P. promelas | 4 | 36 | 20 | June 30, 2026 | 100% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 56 | 11 | November 30, 2020 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 30 | 8 | August 31, 2014 | 95% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 15 | 3 | August 31, 2004 | 23% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 50 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 49 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 2 | 46 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 45 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 4 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| February 28, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| November 30, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| October 31, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | 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.