Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0038610
LUTCHER, TOWN OF, Lutcher, LA: NPDES LA0038610 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
LUTCHER, TOWN OF, held by Town of Lutcher - Lutcher Treatment Pond, holds NPDES permit LA0038610, which discharges to 4b. EPA’s file records it issued September 25, 2018 and expiring November 30, 2023. 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 | LUTCHER, TOWN OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Town of Lutcher - Lutcher Treatment Pond |
| NPDES ID | LA0038610 |
| 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 25, 2018 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2023 |
| Address | Lutcher, LA 70071 |
| Receiving water | 4B |
| Subwatershed | Claiborne Island (HUC 080701000105) |
| 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
- 5With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 | 171 | 114 | June 30, 2026 | 627% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 136 | 70 | June 30, 2026 | 700% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 58 | 10 | December 31, 2025 | 3,350% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 57 | 6 | June 30, 2015 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 2, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| August 3, 2017 | Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES LA0038610.
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 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.
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter | State |
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.