Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0032221
AMERICAN WATER OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, LLC. - SOUTH FORT POLK WWTP, Fort Polk, LA: NPDES LA0032221 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 26Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
AMERICAN WATER OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, LLC. - SOUTH FORT POLK WWTP, held by American Water Operations and Maintenance, LLC. - South Fort Polk WWTP, holds NPDES permit LA0032221, which discharges to Drakes Ck-Ouiska Chitto-Calcasieu. EPA’s file records it issued May 16, 2014 and expiring May 31, 2019. 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 | AMERICAN WATER OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, LLC. - SOUTH FORT POLK WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | American Water Operations and Maintenance, LLC. - South Fort Polk WWTP |
| NPDES ID | LA0032221 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 16, 2014 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2019 |
| Address | Fort Polk, LA 71459 |
| Receiving water | DRAKES CK-OUISKA CHITTO-CALCASIEU |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Drakes Creek (HUC 080802040403) |
| 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
- 32Pollutants on file
- 26Under a numeric limit
- 26With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 9 | 124 | 35 | May 31, 2011 | 287% over the limit |
| Whole effluent toxicity | 0 | 26 | 22 | August 31, 2013 | 100% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 24 | 12 | September 30, 2013 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 13 | 9 | September 30, 2026 (as filed; later than the file's load date) | 104% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 95 | 2 | January 31, 2012 | 29% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 86 | 2 | July 31, 2010 | 30% over the limit |
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 77 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 68 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 64 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 64 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 63 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 63 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 63 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 62 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 61 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved [TDS] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| WET, sublethal retest #1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| WET, sublethal retest #2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Heptachlor | 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
- 10Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 28, 2025 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 17, 2025 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 31, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 31, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 31, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| April 9, 2023 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 4, 2021 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| February 6, 2020 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 2, 2018 | Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application | ST6 |
| January 8, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | Phone Call/ EMAIL | State |
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.