Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0003468
HOOD CONTAINER OF LOUISIANA, LLC- ST. FRANCISVILLE OPERATIONS, Saint Francisville, LA: NPDES LA0003468 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HOOD CONTAINER OF LOUISIANA, LLC- ST. FRANCISVILLE OPERATIONS, held by Hood Container of Louisiana, LLC - St. Francisville Operations, holds NPDES permit LA0003468, which discharges to Mississippi River. EPA’s file records it issued August 20, 2015 and expiring September 30, 2020. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | HOOD CONTAINER OF LOUISIANA, LLC- ST. FRANCISVILLE OPERATIONS |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Hood Container of Louisiana, LLC - St. Francisville Operations |
| NPDES ID | LA0003468 |
| 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 | August 20, 2015 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2020 |
| Address | Saint Francisville, LA 70775 |
| Receiving water | MISSISSIPPI RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Alligator Bayou (HUC 080702010307) |
| SIC | 2611 – Pulp Mills |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler LAD041321431; ICIS-AIR source LA0000002212500001 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 22Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 19With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 6 | 37 | 30 | June 30, 2026 | 600% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 30 | 30 | January 31, 2026 | 345% over the limit |
| pH | 14 | 26 | 12 | September 30, 2025 | |
| Oil and grease | 6 | 12 | 5 | March 31, 2022 | 87% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 5 | 5 | August 31, 2020 | 24% over the limit |
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | 0 | 1 | 1 | February 28, 2007 | 2,540% over the limit |
| Pentachlorophenol | 0 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2003 | 2% over the limit |
| 3,4,5-Trichlorocatechol | 0 | 1 | 1 | February 28, 2003 | 2% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 12 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,6-Trichloroguaiacol, total | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 16 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute D. pulex | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity - Retest #3 | 4 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
| December 31, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| June 30, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | 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 October 14, 2026.