Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0020095
NEWELLTON TOWN OF - TOWN OF NEWELLTON WWTP, Newellton, LA: NPDES LA0020095 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NEWELLTON TOWN OF - TOWN OF NEWELLTON WWTP, held by Town of Newellton, holds NPDES permit LA0020095, which discharges to Cypress Bayou/Shackleford Lake. EPA’s file records it issued January 31, 2018 and expiring February 28, 2023. 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 | NEWELLTON TOWN OF - TOWN OF NEWELLTON WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Town of Newellton |
| NPDES ID | LA0020095 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 31, 2018 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2023 |
| Address | Newellton, LA 71357 |
| Receiving water | CYPRESS BAYOU/SHACKLEFORD LAKE |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Cypress Bayou (HUC 080500030405) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 13Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 245 | 15 | November 30, 2003 | 93% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 235 | 5 | January 31, 2010 | 247% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 155 | 3 | January 31, 2026 | 230% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 228 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 152 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 152 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 6 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 6 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous, percent removal | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 1 | 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
- 20Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 19, 2022 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| January 19, 2022 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 19, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| January 19, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 19, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| January 19, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| January 19, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| January 19, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| September 30, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| May 25, 2021 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| May 25, 2021 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 25, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| May 25, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| January 31, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| January 30, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 30, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| January 30, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| January 30, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| January 29, 2017 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 29, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | 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.