Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0020630
FERRIDAY TOWN OF - TOWN OF FERRIDAY WWTP, Ferriday, LA: NPDES LA0020630 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 29Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FERRIDAY TOWN OF - TOWN OF FERRIDAY WWTP, held by Ferriday Town of - Town of Ferriday WWTP, holds NPDES permit LA0020630. EPA’s file records it issued September 12, 2025 and expiring September 30, 2030. 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 | FERRIDAY TOWN OF - TOWN OF FERRIDAY WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Ferriday Town of - Town of Ferriday WWTP |
| NPDES ID | LA0020630 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 12, 2025 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2030 |
| Issuing agency | LDEQ |
| Address | Ferriday, LA 71334 |
| Subwatershed | Lake Concordia-Bayou Cocodrie (HUC 080403060104) |
| 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
- 29Pollutants on file
- 29Under a numeric limit
- 25With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 413 | 221 | October 31, 2024 | 1,047% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 293 | 141 | June 30, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 342 | 97 | June 30, 2025 | 378% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 124 | 50 | August 31, 2023 | 61% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 273 | 29 | June 30, 2025 | 357% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 157 | 1 | February 28, 2005 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 162 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 60 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 60 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 60 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 60 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 8 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous, percent removal | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 3 | 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 |
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
- 34Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 14, 2025 | Failure to properly operate and maintain the sanitary sewer system [40 CFR 122.41(e)] | ST6 |
| June 10, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
| June 10, 2025 | Failure to minimize or prevent an unanticipated prohibited bypass to waters of the U.S. | ST6 |
| June 10, 2025 | Failure to properly operate and maintain the sewer system - unanticipated prohibited bypass | ST6 |
| June 10, 2025 | Failure to provide immediate notice - unanticipated prohibited bypass [122.41(l)(6), (m)(3)(ii)] | ST6 |
| June 10, 2025 | Failure to submit noncompliance report - unanticipated prohibited bypass [122.41(l)(6), (m)(3)(ii)] | ST6 |
| March 14, 2025 | Failure to minimize or prevent SSO to waters of the U.S. - adverse impacts [40 CFR 122.41(d)] | ST6 |
| March 14, 2025 | Failure to properly operate and maintain the sanitary sewer system [40 CFR 122.41(e)] | ST6 |
| December 31, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| September 8, 2023 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 8, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| May 2, 2023 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| March 14, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| March 14, 2023 | Permit Violations - Application Incomplete | ST6 |
| March 14, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 14, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
| March 14, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| March 14, 2023 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| March 14, 2023 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 31, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| December 31, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| December 14, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 14, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 30, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| July 31, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 2, 2020 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 27, 2019 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| January 3, 2019 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| June 30, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| April 16, 2018 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 31, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| December 31, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| June 30, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 31, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
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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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