Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0004171
CAJUN SUGAR COMPANY LLC, New Iberia, LA: NPDES LA0004171 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CAJUN SUGAR COMPANY LLC holds NPDES permit LA0004171, which discharges to Bayou Teche. EPA’s file records it issued March 1, 2017 and expiring March 31, 2022. 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 | CAJUN SUGAR COMPANY LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CAJUN SUGAR COMPANY LLC |
| NPDES ID | LA0004171 |
| 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 | March 1, 2017 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2022 |
| Address | New Iberia, LA 70563 |
| Receiving water | BAYOU TECHE |
| Subwatershed | Loreauville Canal-Bayou Teche (HUC 080801020804) |
| SIC | 2061 – Raw Cane Sugar |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source LA0000002204500013 |
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
- 8Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 | 1 | 14 | 2 | December 31, 2025 | 103% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 12 | 2 | September 30, 2025 | |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 8 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | 300% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 15 | 1 | December 31, 2025 | 1% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 10, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
| October 10, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 10, 2018 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Conduct Inspections | 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.