Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0004901
OAKDALE PLYWOOD PLANT, Oakdale, LA: NPDES LA0004901 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 4Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
OAKDALE PLYWOOD PLANT, held by BOISE CASCADE WOOD PRODUCTS LLC, holds NPDES permit LA0004901, which discharges to Calcasieu River. EPA’s file records it issued September 29, 2016 and expiring November 30, 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 | OAKDALE PLYWOOD PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BOISE CASCADE WOOD PRODUCTS LLC |
| NPDES ID | LA0004901 |
| 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 | September 29, 2016 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2021 |
| Address | Oakdale, LA 71463 |
| Receiving water | CALCASIEU RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Curtis Creek-Calcasieu River (HUC 080802030401) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler LAD982307191; ICIS-AIR source LA0000002200300008 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 4Under a numeric limit
- 10With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 | 0 | 10 | 10 | November 30, 2025 | 596% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 1 | 17 | 8 | March 31, 2026 | 685% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 5 | 5 | June 30, 2026 | 200% over the limit |
| Phenol | 0 | 2 | 2 | March 31, 2024 | 327% over the limit |
| .alpha.-Terpineol | 0 | 2 | 2 | March 31, 2024 | 253% over the limit |
| p-Cresol | 0 | 2 | 2 | March 31, 2024 | 402% over the limit |
| Benzoic acids, total | 0 | 2 | 2 | March 31, 2024 | 317% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 9 | 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 LA0004901.
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.