Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0038831
FRANKLINTON, TOWN OF, Franklinton, LA: NPDES LA0038831 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
FRANKLINTON, TOWN OF, held by FRANKLINTON, TOWN OF (PLANT #1, holds NPDES permit LA0038831, which discharges to Bogue Chitto River. EPA’s file records it issued September 8, 2017 and expiring October 31, 2022. 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 | FRANKLINTON, TOWN OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | FRANKLINTON, TOWN OF (PLANT #1 |
| NPDES ID | LA0038831 |
| 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 8, 2017 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2022 |
| Address | Franklinton, LA 70438 |
| Receiving water | BOGUE CHITTO RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Mile Branch-Bogue Chitto (HUC 031800050601) |
| 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
- 8Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 8With 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 | 207 | 96 | March 31, 2025 | 387% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 148 | 31 | September 30, 2024 | 317% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 101 | 21 | September 30, 2024 | 1,650% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 81 | 1 | September 30, 2020 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 80 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 63 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 3 | 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
- 12Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 26, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 26, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| April 26, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| April 26, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 31, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 31, 2020 | Biosolids: Other Management Practice Violation | ST6 |
| December 31, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| December 31, 2019 | Biosolids: Other Management Practice Violation | ST6 |
| April 19, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| April 5, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| November 18, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| November 18, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES LA0038831.
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
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES LA0038831.
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.