Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0038431
AMITE CITY, TOWN OF- AMITE CITY STP, Amite, LA: NPDES LA0038431 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
AMITE CITY, TOWN OF- AMITE CITY STP, held by Town of Amite City- Amite City STP, holds NPDES permit LA0038431, which discharges to Tangipahoa River. EPA’s file records it issued October 23, 2015 and expiring November 30, 2020. 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 | AMITE CITY, TOWN OF- AMITE CITY STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Town of Amite City- Amite City STP |
| NPDES ID | LA0038431 |
| 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 23, 2015 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2020 |
| Address | Amite, LA 70422 |
| Receiving water | TANGIPAHOA RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Sweetwater Creek-Tangipahoa River (HUC 080702050303) |
| 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
- 22Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 19With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 | 369 | 336 | July 31, 2026 | 593% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 217 | 163 | November 30, 2025 | 317% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 119 | 87 | February 28, 2023 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 0 | 46 | 28 | June 30, 2007 | 693% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 44 | 8 | July 31, 2015 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 23 | 8 | November 30, 2021 | 971% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute D. pulex | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity - Retest #3 | 8 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 9, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| April 9, 2021 | Failure to comply with recordkeeping requirements - industrial stormwater [40 CFR 122.41(j)] | ST6 |
| September 7, 2017 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP | 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.