Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0005398
ETHOSENERGY POWER OPERATIONS (WEST) LLC- LA STATION, Baton Rouge, LA: NPDES LA0005398 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
ETHOSENERGY POWER OPERATIONS (WEST) LLC- LA STATION, held by EthosEnergy Power Operations, holds NPDES permit LA0005398, which discharges to Mississippi River. EPA’s file records it issued September 12, 2017 and expiring October 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 | ETHOSENERGY POWER OPERATIONS (WEST) LLC- LA STATION |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | EthosEnergy Power Operations |
| NPDES ID | LA0005398 |
| 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 12, 2017 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2022 |
| Address | Baton Rouge, LA 70805 |
| Receiving water | MISSISSIPPI RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Devils Swamp-Bayou Baton Rouge (HUC 080702010402) |
| SIC | 4911 – Electric Services |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler LAD007854193; ICIS-AIR source LA0000002203300181 |
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
- 18Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 22 | 74 | 63 | June 30, 2026 | 6,000% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 7 | 6 | December 31, 2024 | 200% over the limit |
| pH | 24 | 6 | 2 | June 30, 2013 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 4 | 2 | June 30, 2022 | 61% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 32 | 11 | 1 | June 30, 2009 | 34% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 12 | 5 | 1 | July 31, 2025 | 23% over the limit |
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, free available | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BTEX | 2 | 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 LA0005398.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES LA0005398.
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES LA0005398.
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.