Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0038601
CONCORDIA PARISH SEWERAGE DISTRICT #1 - RIDGECREST WWTP, Ridgecrest, LA: NPDES LA0038601 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CONCORDIA PARISH SEWERAGE DISTRICT #1 - RIDGECREST WWTP, held by CONCORDIA PARISH SEWERAGE DISTRICT 1, holds NPDES permit LA0038601, which discharges to Concordia Parish Drainage Canal. EPA’s file records it issued September 24, 2019 and expiring October 31, 2024. 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 | CONCORDIA PARISH SEWERAGE DISTRICT #1 - RIDGECREST WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CONCORDIA PARISH SEWERAGE DISTRICT 1 |
| NPDES ID | LA0038601 |
| 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 | September 24, 2019 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2024 |
| Address | Ridgecrest, LA 71334 |
| Receiving water | CONCORDIA PARISH DRAINAGE CANAL |
| Subwatershed | Lake Concordia-Bayou Cocodrie (HUC 080403060104) |
| 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
- 7Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 | 6 | 240 | 234 | May 31, 2026 | 289% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 177 | 173 | May 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 176 | 170 | March 31, 2026 | 578% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 4 | 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
- 17Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 14, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| April 14, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| April 14, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 14, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| April 14, 2023 | Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation | ST6 |
| December 31, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| December 31, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| December 31, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| January 29, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 31, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| November 12, 2018 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| August 22, 2018 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| August 22, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| August 22, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
| August 5, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 31, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| June 30, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | 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.