Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0037923

KLEINPETER FARMS DAIRY LLC, Baton Rouge, LA: NPDES LA0037923 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
13Pollutants under a numeric limit
10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
1Formal enforcement actions

KLEINPETER FARMS DAIRY LLC, held by KLEINPETER FARMS DAIRY-BR, holds NPDES permit LA0037923. EPA’s file records it issued August 18, 2020 and expiring August 31, 2025.

KLEINPETER FARMS DAIRY LLC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Individual permit LA0037923, held by KLEINPETER FARMS DAIRY-BR; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 18, 2020, term to August 31, 2025.

BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 106 violations of any kind, 82 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 99,999% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 7 limits, 103 violations of any kind, 59 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 1,067% over the limit.
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]: 4 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 31 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 585% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 2 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 26 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2022, largest 2,560% over the limit.
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]: 2 limits, 23 violations of any kind, 15 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 488% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2019, largest 99,999% over the limit.
Oil & Grease: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 241% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2020, largest 4,550% over the limit.
Ammonia nitrogen, total, [as N] 30 day: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2022, largest 1,320% over the limit.
pH: 10 limits, 60 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2020.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 10 limits, 54 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil and grease: 0 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

May 4, 2026: Phone Call/ EMAIL (State).
March 31, 2026: State Administrative Order of Consent (State), $35,000 state or local penalty.
March 10, 2023: Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge (ST6).
March 10, 2023: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
March 10, 2023: WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
March 10, 2023: Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify (ST6).
March 10, 2023: Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation (ST6).
March 10, 2023: Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records (ST6).
March 10, 2023: Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample (ST6).
March 10, 2023: Failure to properly install, initiate, or fully implement industrial stormwater controls (ST6).
March 10, 2023: Failure to properly conduct industrial stormwater inspections (ST6).
March 10, 2023: Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error (ST6).
December 31, 2020: Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) (ST6).
December 31, 2019: Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) (ST6).

KLEINPETER FARMS DAIRY LLC among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 46 discharge permits in the Ward Creek-Bayou Manchac subwatershed (HUC 080702020803), LA0037923 among them. Its county holds 457, 22 of them major permits; LA0037923 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Ward Creek-Bayou Manchac subwatershed (HUC 080702020803)

2590 ASSOCIATES LLC - ROUZAN, Baton Rouge: LAR10J994, minor permit, permit term to September 30, 2016
ALVAREZ CONSTRUCTION CO., LLC - LONG FARM, Baton Rouge: LAR10L318, minor permit, permit term to January 4, 2017
ARKEL CONSTRUCTORS LLC - WPI BARINGER: AIRLINE HWY, Baton Rouge: LAR10Q780, minor permit, permit term to March 26, 2027
ASCENSION WASTEWATER TREATMENT - CLOVERHILL SUBDIVISION, Baton Rouge: LA0117731, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2008
ASCENSION WASTEWATER TREATMENT, INC. - LAKES AT JAMESTOWN, Baton Rouge: LA0124940, minor permit, permit term to April 30, 2016
BARDWELL CONSTRUCTION CO., LLC, Baton Rouge: LAR10K996, minor permit, permit term to July 30, 2018
BATON ROUGE PH CENTRAL STP, Baton Rouge: LAL036421, major permit, discharging to MISSISSIPPI RIVER, permit term to December 31, 2025
BOONE SERVICES LLC - REIGER ROAD EXTENSION, Baton Rouge: LAR10O323, minor permit, permit term to March 18, 2022
BR CRETE OPERATING LLC - LOUISIANA CONCRETE PRODUCTS, Baton Rouge: LAG110258, minor permit, permit term to June 4, 2029
CMC CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, Baton Rouge: LAR05Q409, minor permit, permit term to October 26, 2026

Identity

Facility as filed	KLEINPETER FARMS DAIRY LLC
Permittee as filed	KLEINPETER FARMS DAIRY-BR
NPDES ID	LA0037923
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	August 18, 2020
Expiration date	August 31, 2025
Address	Baton Rouge, LA 70817
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Ward Creek-Bayou Manchac (HUC 080702020803)
SIC	2026 – Fluid Milk
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler LAD034183905

Effluent limits and exceedances

15Pollutants on file
13Under a numeric limit
15With a violation of any kind
10With 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	4	106	82	June 30, 2026	99,999% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	7	103	59	May 31, 2026	1,067% over the limit
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]	4	36	31	May 31, 2026	585% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	2	38	26	December 31, 2022	2,560% over the limit
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]	2	23	15	June 30, 2026	488% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	2	22	10	September 30, 2019	99,999% over the limit
Oil & Grease	4	12	6	June 30, 2026	241% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	0	10	6	June 30, 2020	4,550% over the limit
Ammonia nitrogen, total, [as N] 30 day	2	8	6	December 31, 2022	1,320% over the limit
pH	10	60	4	March 31, 2020
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	10	54	0
Oil and grease	0	22	0
Nitrogen, total [as N]	2	4	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	2	4	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	2	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

12Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
March 10, 2023	Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge	ST6
March 10, 2023	Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance	ST6
March 10, 2023	WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance	ST6
March 10, 2023	Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify	ST6
March 10, 2023	Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation	ST6
March 10, 2023	Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records	ST6
March 10, 2023	Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample	ST6
March 10, 2023	Failure to properly install, initiate, or fully implement industrial stormwater controls	ST6
March 10, 2023	Failure to properly conduct industrial stormwater inspections	ST6
March 10, 2023	Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error	ST6
December 31, 2020	Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment)	ST6
December 31, 2019	Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment)	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES LA0037923.

Formal enforcement and penalties

1 formal actions, 1 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.

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency	Federal penalty	State or local penalty
March 31, 2026	State Administrative Order of Consent	State		$35,000

Informal enforcement

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
May 4, 2026	Phone Call/ EMAIL	State

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES LA0037923, held by KLEINPETER FARMS DAIRY LLC (filed as KLEINPETER FARMS DAIRY-BR) in Baton Rouge, LA, with a status of administratively continued and a minor discharger class. The facts list 13 pollutants under a numeric limit and 10 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with the permit issued August 18, 2020 and expiring August 31, 2025.