Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0033260
JENA, TOWN OF, Jena, LA: NPDES LA0033260 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 20Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
JENA, TOWN OF, held by Town of Jena, holds NPDES permit LA0033260, which discharges to Hemphill Creek/Catahoula Lake. EPA’s file records it issued March 18, 2016 and expiring April 30, 2021. 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 | JENA, TOWN OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Town of Jena |
| NPDES ID | LA0033260 |
| 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 | March 18, 2016 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2021 |
| Address | Jena, LA 71342 |
| Receiving water | HEMPHILL CREEK/CATAHOULA LAKE |
| 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
- 25Pollutants on file
- 20Under a numeric limit
- 25With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 39 | 33 | June 30, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 34 | 27 | January 31, 2025 | 690% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 27 | 21 | February 28, 2025 | 6,340% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 24 | 15 | January 31, 2025 | 271% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 16 | 8 | June 30, 2009 | 31,150% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 19 | 7 | September 30, 2017 | 127% over the limit |
| Whole effluent toxicity | 0 | 12 | 6 | October 31, 2003 | 100% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 8 | 4 | March 31, 2011 | 59% over the limit |
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - C. dubia | 2 | 4 | 4 | December 31, 2022 | 100% over the limit |
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - P. promelas | 2 | 2 | 2 | September 30, 2020 | 25% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 1 | 1 | September 30, 1999 | 81% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 6 | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| December 31, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| November 1, 2020 | Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application | ST6 |
| December 20, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 20, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| October 31, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | 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.