Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0038903
BLANCHARD, TOWN OF - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Blanchard, LA: NPDES LA0038903 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
BLANCHARD, TOWN OF - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, held by Town of Blanchard - Wastewater Treatment Plant, holds NPDES permit LA0038903, which discharges to Red River In Basin Segment 1005. EPA’s file records it issued March 30, 2015 and expiring April 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 | BLANCHARD, TOWN OF - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Town of Blanchard - Wastewater Treatment Plant |
| NPDES ID | LA0038903 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 30, 2015 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2020 |
| Address | Blanchard, LA 71009 |
| Receiving water | RED RIVER IN BASIN SEGMENT 1005 |
| Subwatershed | Twelvemile Bayou Outlet (HUC 111403040303) |
| 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
- 10Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 10With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 537 | 480 | June 30, 2026 | 522% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 458 | 422 | June 30, 2026 | 1,477% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 237 | 199 | December 31, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 226 | 150 | April 30, 2024 | 847% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 131 | 107 | June 30, 2026 | 70% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 48 | 4 | June 30, 2019 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 9 | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 13, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 13, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| December 13, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| September 6, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 6, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES LA0038903.
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 LA0038903.
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.