Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0033014
BREAUX BRIDGE, CITY OF, Breaux Bridge, LA: NPDES LA0033014 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 28Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BREAUX BRIDGE, CITY OF, held by City of Breaux Bridge, holds NPDES permit LA0033014, which discharges to Ruth Canal. EPA’s file records it issued October 18, 2016 and expiring November 30, 2021. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | BREAUX BRIDGE, CITY OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Breaux Bridge |
| NPDES ID | LA0033014 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 18, 2016 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2021 |
| Address | Breaux Bridge, LA 70517 |
| Receiving water | RUTH CANAL |
| Subwatershed | Evangeline Canal-Vermilion River (HUC 080801030107) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source LA0000002209900117 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 28Pollutants on file
- 28Under a numeric limit
- 17With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 40 | 33 | July 31, 2024 | 78% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 13 | 9 | August 31, 2018 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 9 | 5 | September 30, 2014 | |
| 4,4'-DDT | 8 | 24 | 4 | December 31, 2025 | 3,238% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute D. pulex | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity - Retest #3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Wetlands Monitoring | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 2 | 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
- 9Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | Failure to submit noncompliance report - SSO discharge [40 CFR 122.41(l)(7)] | ST6 |
| May 11, 2026 | Failure to minimize or prevent SSO to waters of the U.S. - adverse impacts [40 CFR 122.41(d)] | ST6 |
| May 11, 2026 | Failure to properly operate and maintain the sanitary sewer system [40 CFR 122.41(e)] | ST6 |
| October 29, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| June 30, 2025 | Failure to submit noncompliance report - SSO discharge [40 CFR 122.41(l)(7)] | ST6 |
| June 29, 2025 | Failure to minimize or prevent SSO to waters of the U.S. - adverse impacts [40 CFR 122.41(d)] | ST6 |
| June 29, 2025 | Failure to properly operate and maintain the sanitary sewer system [40 CFR 122.41(e)] | ST6 |
| April 23, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
| April 23, 2019 | 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 September 15, 2026.