NPDES LA0006289 · Clean Water Act
FRANKLIN, CITY OF WWTP, Franklin, LA: NPDES LA0006289 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
FRANKLIN, CITY OF WWTP, Franklin, Louisiana: Individual permit LA0006289, held by City of Franklin; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued October 31, 2014, term to November 30, 2019; discharges to SEG 060501 BAYOU YOKELY.
6 of the 28 pollutants listed for NPDES LA0006289 have no violation or effluent exceedance.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 387 violations of any kind, 330 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 2,938% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 296 violations of any kind, 230 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 1,013% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 160 violations of any kind, 116 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 174 violations of any kind, 108 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 1,011% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 55 violations of any kind, 33 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2019, largest 99% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 0 limits, 57 violations of any kind, 17 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2024, largest 7,809% over the limit.
- Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - P. promelas: 0 limits, 30 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 55 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026.
- Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - C. dubia: 0 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 49 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 48 violations of any kind.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 47 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 47 violations of any kind.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 44 violations of any kind.
- Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 41 violations of any kind.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 41 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 41 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 41 violations of any kind.
- Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 34 violations of any kind.
- Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 1 limit, 30 violations of any kind.
- Dibromochloromethane: 0 limits, 22 violations of any kind.
- Chloroform: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 4 limits.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 4 limits.
- WET, sublethal retest #1: 4 limits.
- WET, sublethal retest #2: 4 limits.
- Whole Effluent Toxicity - Retest #3: 4 limits.
- Whole Effluent Toxicity, Sub-Lethal Retest #3: 4 limits.
- August 20, 2026: Under Review (State).
- August 5, 2026: Under Review (State).
- May 4, 2026: Under Review (State).
- March 12, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).
- December 11, 2024: Failure to minimize or prevent SSO to waters of the U.S. - adverse impacts [40 CFR 122.41(d)] (ST6).
- December 11, 2024: Failure to submit noncompliance report - SSO discharge [40 CFR 122.41(l)(7)] (ST6).
- December 11, 2024: Failure to properly operate and maintain the sanitary sewer system [40 CFR 122.41(e)] (ST6).
- March 5, 2024: Failure to minimize or prevent SSO to waters of the U.S. - adverse impacts [40 CFR 122.41(d)] (ST6).
- March 5, 2024: Failure to properly operate and maintain the sanitary sewer system [40 CFR 122.41(e)] (ST6).
- March 5, 2024: Failure to submit noncompliance report - SSO discharge [40 CFR 122.41(l)(7)] (ST6).
- June 30, 2022: Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) (ST6).
- June 23, 2022: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
- June 23, 2022: WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- May 6, 2021: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- May 6, 2021: Failure to properly conduct industrial stormwater inspections (ST6).
- September 18, 2019: WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Implement SWPPP/SWMP (ST6).
- September 18, 2019: Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records (ST6).
- September 18, 2019: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- September 18, 2019: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- September 6, 2019: WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- August 12, 2019: WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- February 21, 2019: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- February 21, 2019: Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation (ST6).
- December 31, 2018: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- July 31, 2017: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
Louisiana holds 357 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 44 were issued before LA0006289.
Coverages issued nearest LA0006289
- 2014-09-16: LAFAYETTE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT - SOUTH WWTP, Lafayette: LA0036374, held by Lafayette Consolidated Government - South WWTP
- 2014-09-16: LAFAYETTE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT - EAST WWTP, Lafayette: LA0036382, held by Lafayette Consolidated Government - East WWTP
- 2014-09-16: LAFAYETTE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT - NORTHEAST WWTP, Lafayette: LA0036391, held by Lafayette Consolidated Government - Northeast WWTP
- 2014-09-16: DEQUINCY, TOWN OF, Dequincy: LA0038709, held by CITY OF DEQUINCY
- 2014-09-16: LIVINGSTON PARISH SEWER DISTRICT - WARSAW LANDING WWTP, Springfield: LA0117650, held by LIVINGSTON PARISH COUNCIL
- 2014-10-31: GRAMBLING, CITY OF, Grambling: LA0038822, held by City of Grambling
- 2014-10-31: CAMERON PARISH WASTEWATER DISTRICT #1 - WWTP, Cameron: LA0039136, held by Cameron Parish, SD 1
- 2014-10-31: JEANERETTE, CITY OF, Jeanerette: LA0040193, held by City of Jeanerette
- 2014-10-31: TOWN OF CLAYTON, Clayton: LA0044644
- 2014-12-03: BASTROP, CITY OF, Bastrop: LA0020109, held by BASTROP, CITY OF (WEST POND)
FRANKLIN, CITY OF WWTP among its neighbors
6 discharge permits are in the Yokely Bayou-Frontal Intercoastal Waterway subwatershed (HUC 080801020903); LA0006289 is one. Its county: 47, 6 major; LA0006289 is major permit.
Other permits in the Yokely Bayou-Frontal Intercoastal Waterway subwatershed (HUC 080801020903)
- CENTERVILLE TREATMENT PLANT, Centerville: LA0065552, minor, term to 2021-04-30
- CLECO POWER LLC - ST MARY CLEAN ENERGY CENTER, Franklin: LA0127274, minor, term to 2023-05-31
- FRANKLIN, CITY OF (ST MARY), Franklin: LAL006289, major, term to 2025-12-31
- NEPTUNE GAS PLANT, Centerville: LA0107417, minor, term to 2021-10-31
- SARONIC TECHNOLOGIES INC - SARONIC TECHNOLOGIES, Franklin: LAG542543, minor, term to 2028-08-24
Identity
| Facility | FRANKLIN, CITY OF WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee | City of Franklin |
| NPDES ID | LA0006289 |
| Status | Administratively continued |
| Type | Individual permit |
| Class | Major |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 31, 2014 |
| Expires | November 30, 2019 |
| Address | Franklin, LA 70538 |
| Receiving water | SEG 060501 BAYOU YOKELY |
| Subwatershed | Yokely Bayou-Frontal Intercoastal Waterway (HUC 080801020903) |
NPDES LA0006289: effluent limits and exceedances
FRANKLIN, CITY OF WWTP (NPDES LA0006289): 28 pollutants on file, 23 limited; 22 with a violation of any kind, 9 with an exceedance.
| Pollutant | Limits | Violations | Exceedances | Latest | Largest, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 387 | 330 | July 31, 2026 | 2,938% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 296 | 230 | July 31, 2026 | 1,013% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 160 | 116 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 174 | 108 | June 30, 2026 | 1,011% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 55 | 33 | September 30, 2019 | 99% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 57 | 17 | December 31, 2024 | 7,809% over the limit |
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - P. promelas | 0 | 30 | 16 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 55 | 11 | April 30, 2026 | |
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - C. dubia | 0 | 16 | 8 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 49 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 47 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 41 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 41 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Dibromochloromethane | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| WET, sublethal retest #1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| WET, sublethal retest #2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity - Retest #3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity, Sub-Lethal Retest #3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
NPDES LA0006289: inspections, violations and enforcement
NPDES LA0006289: 21 single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 11, 2024 | Failure to minimize or prevent SSO to waters of the U.S. - adverse impacts [40 CFR 122.41(d)] | ST6 |
| December 11, 2024 | Failure to submit noncompliance report - SSO discharge [40 CFR 122.41(l)(7)] | ST6 |
| December 11, 2024 | Failure to properly operate and maintain the sanitary sewer system [40 CFR 122.41(e)] | ST6 |
| March 5, 2024 | Failure to minimize or prevent SSO to waters of the U.S. - adverse impacts [40 CFR 122.41(d)] | ST6 |
| March 5, 2024 | Failure to properly operate and maintain the sanitary sewer system [40 CFR 122.41(e)] | ST6 |
| March 5, 2024 | Failure to submit noncompliance report - SSO discharge [40 CFR 122.41(l)(7)] | ST6 |
| June 30, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| June 23, 2022 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| June 23, 2022 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 6, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 6, 2021 | Failure to properly conduct industrial stormwater inspections | ST6 |
| September 18, 2019 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Implement SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| September 18, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| September 18, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 18, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 6, 2019 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| August 12, 2019 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 21, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 21, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| December 31, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 31, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
NPDES LA0006289: 4 informal enforcement actions
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 20, 2026 | Under Review | State |
| August 5, 2026 | Under Review | State |
| May 4, 2026 | Under Review | State |
| March 12, 2026 | Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter | State |
NPDES LA0006289 (FRANKLIN, CITY OF WWTP): no inspection and formal enforcement action on file.
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NPDES LA0006289: 28 pollutant rows, 25 dated events; ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.