Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0020508
OIL CITY TOWN OF - WWTP, Oil City, LA: NPDES LA0020508 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
OIL CITY TOWN OF - WWTP, held by TOWN OF OIL CITY, holds NPDES permit LA0020508, which discharges to Soda Creek/Clear Lake. EPA’s file records it issued August 18, 2020 and expiring August 31, 2025. 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 | OIL CITY TOWN OF - WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TOWN OF OIL CITY |
| NPDES ID | LA0020508 |
| 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 18, 2020 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2025 |
| Address | Oil City, LA 70161 |
| Receiving water | SODA CREEK/CLEAR LAKE |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Black Bayou Outlet (HUC 111403040207) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source LA0000002210900179 |
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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 131 | 125 | June 30, 2026 | 927% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 49 | 43 | February 28, 2026 | 253% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 38 | 34 | December 31, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 6 | 2 | March 31, 2024 | |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| January 29, 2023 | Failure to properly operate and maintain the sanitary sewer system [40 CFR 122.41(e)] | ST6 |
| January 24, 2023 | Failure to properly operate and maintain the sanitary sewer system [40 CFR 122.41(e)] | ST6 |
| September 26, 2022 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| September 26, 2022 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 31, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 31, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| September 30, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| August 24, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 31, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| October 8, 2019 | Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application | ST6 |
| December 31, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| October 31, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| June 30, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| May 31, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| May 31, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| January 20, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| January 20, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| January 20, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 20, 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.