Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0032379
OLLA, TOWN OF- OLLA WWTP, Olla, LA: NPDES LA0032379 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
OLLA, TOWN OF- OLLA WWTP, held by Town of Olla- Olla WWTP, holds NPDES permit LA0032379, which discharges to Bear Creek. EPA’s file records it issued January 31, 2018 and expiring February 28, 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 | OLLA, TOWN OF- OLLA WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Town of Olla- Olla WWTP |
| NPDES ID | LA0032379 |
| 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 | January 31, 2018 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2023 |
| Address | Olla, LA 71456 |
| Receiving water | BEAR CREEK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Chickasaw Creek (HUC 080403020703) |
| 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
- 10Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 10With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 | 326 | 226 | July 31, 2025 | 1,890% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 259 | 199 | June 30, 2026 | 249,900% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 195 | 95 | June 30, 2026 | 666% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 74 | 45 | June 30, 2017 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 127 | 33 | December 31, 2016 | 410% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 34 | 28 | June 30, 2004 | 385% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 61 | 1 | July 31, 2010 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 1, 2022 | Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application | ST6 |
| July 31, 2018 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| July 23, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| April 30, 2018 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| March 31, 2018 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| March 31, 2018 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| December 31, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 31, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| February 28, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | 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.