Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0020486
LAKE PROVIDENCE, TOWN OF- SOUTH POND WWTF, Lake Providence, LA: NPDES LA0020486 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LAKE PROVIDENCE, TOWN OF- SOUTH POND WWTF, held by Town of Lake Providence- South Pond, holds NPDES permit LA0020486, which discharges to Mississippi River. EPA’s file records it issued August 31, 2018 and expiring September 30, 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 | LAKE PROVIDENCE, TOWN OF- SOUTH POND WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Town of Lake Providence- South Pond |
| NPDES ID | LA0020486 |
| 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 | August 31, 2018 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2023 |
| Address | Lake Providence, LA 71254 |
| Receiving water | MISSISSIPPI RIVER |
| Subwatershed | 80301000200 (HUC 080301000200) |
| 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
- 7Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 2 | 39 | 27 | April 30, 2026 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 40 | 22 | October 31, 2021 | 112% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 25 | 13 | July 31, 2024 | 8,150% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 20 | 2 | January 31, 2015 | 52% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 12 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| April 22, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
| April 22, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 22, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| October 3, 2023 | Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application | ST6 |
| October 1, 2023 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| April 27, 2023 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| April 27, 2023 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 27, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| April 27, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| April 27, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| December 31, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| April 29, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| April 29, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| April 26, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| April 26, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 18, 2017 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 8, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| June 8, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| January 31, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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.