Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0034568
BERNICE TOWN OF - STP, Bernice, LA: NPDES LA0034568 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BERNICE TOWN OF - STP, held by BERNICE, TOWN OF (PWA), holds NPDES permit LA0034568, which discharges to Middle Fork Creek. EPA’s file records it issued August 20, 2019 and expiring August 31, 2024. 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 | BERNICE TOWN OF - STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BERNICE, TOWN OF (PWA) |
| NPDES ID | LA0034568 |
| 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 | August 20, 2019 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2024 |
| Address | Bernice, LA 71222 |
| Receiving water | MIDDLE FORK CREEK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Cane Creek-Middle Fork Bayou D'arbonne (HUC 080402060605) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 76 | 28 | March 31, 2026 | 320% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 72 | 21 | November 30, 2020 | 288% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 44 | 10 | May 31, 2026 | |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 57 | 9 | September 30, 2020 | 80% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 37 | 3 | September 30, 2007 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 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
- 8Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| December 15, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 15, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 31, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 31, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| December 31, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| December 31, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| May 31, 2017 | Permit Violations - CWA §308 Failure to submit required permit application information | 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.