Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0020141
VILLAGE OF EPPS - WWTP, Epps, LA: NPDES LA0020141 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
VILLAGE OF EPPS - WWTP, held by EPPS, VILLAGE OF, holds NPDES permit LA0020141, which discharges to 8k. EPA’s file records it issued December 30, 2014 and expiring January 31, 2020. 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 | VILLAGE OF EPPS - WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | EPPS, VILLAGE OF |
| NPDES ID | LA0020141 |
| 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 | December 30, 2014 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2020 |
| Address | Epps, LA 71237 |
| Receiving water | 8K |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Bogzack Creek (HUC 080500020504) |
| 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
- 14Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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] | 3 | 107 | 83 | April 30, 2025 | 3,516% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 58 | 42 | June 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 46 | 22 | February 29, 2024 | 2,800% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 26 | 2 | January 31, 2024 | 788% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 17 | 1 | January 31, 2019 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 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
- 19Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order | ST6 |
| December 31, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| September 19, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| August 31, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| June 30, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 31, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| December 31, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| January 31, 2020 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| October 17, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| October 17, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| August 4, 2019 | Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application | ST6 |
| June 30, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| May 31, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| March 31, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation | ST6 |
| December 31, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 31, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation | ST6 |
| July 7, 2017 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 7, 2017 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| July 7, 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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