Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0039730
MADISONVILLE TOWN OF, Madisonville, LA: NPDES LA0039730 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MADISONVILLE TOWN OF, held by Town of Madisonville, holds NPDES permit LA0039730, which discharges to Bayou Dezaire. EPA’s file records it issued October 18, 2016 and expiring November 30, 2021. 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 | MADISONVILLE TOWN OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Town of Madisonville |
| NPDES ID | LA0039730 |
| 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 | October 18, 2016 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2021 |
| Address | Madisonville, LA 70447 |
| Receiving water | BAYOU DEZAIRE |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Ponchitalawa Creek-Tchefuncta River (HUC 080902010206) |
| 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
- 8Under 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, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 152 | 47 | January 31, 2026 | 459% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 140 | 26 | May 31, 2024 | 376% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 126 | 21 | May 31, 2024 | 128% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 86 | 12 | June 30, 2024 | 2,660% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 82 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 77 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 28, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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.