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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0039888

FARMERVILLE, TOWN OF- FARMERVILLE WWTP, Farmerville, LA: NPDES LA0039888 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

FARMERVILLE, TOWN OF- FARMERVILLE WWTP, held by Town of Farmerville- Farmerville WWTP, holds NPDES permit LA0039888, which discharges to Lake D'Arbonne. EPA’s file records it issued September 11, 2017 and expiring October 31, 2022.

FARMERVILLE, TOWN OF- FARMERVILLE WWTP, Farmerville, Louisiana: Individual permit LA0039888, held by Town of Farmerville- Farmerville WWTP; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued September 11, 2017, term to October 31, 2022; discharges to LAKE D'ARBONNE.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 6 limits, 79 violations of any kind, 40 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 183% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 4 limits, 56 violations of any kind, 29 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2025, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 55 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2022, largest 74% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 6 limits, 48 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2021, largest 87% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 29 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 4 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 6 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 6 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • October 21, 2025: Failure to properly operate and maintain the sanitary sewer system [40 CFR 122.41(e)] (ST6).
  • October 21, 2025: Failure to submit noncompliance report - SSO discharge [40 CFR 122.41(l)(7)] (ST6).

Louisiana holds 357 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 203 were issued before LA0039888.

Coverages issued nearest LA0039888

FARMERVILLE, TOWN OF- FARMERVILLE WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 3 discharge permits in the Redden Creek-Bayou D'arbonne Lake subwatershed (HUC 080402060904), LA0039888 among them. Its county holds 13, 0 of them major permits; LA0039888 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Redden Creek-Bayou D'arbonne Lake subwatershed (HUC 080402060904)

Identity

Facility as filedFARMERVILLE, TOWN OF- FARMERVILLE WWTP
Permittee as filedTown of Farmerville- Farmerville WWTP
NPDES IDLA0039888
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedSeptember 11, 2017
Expiration dateOctober 31, 2022
AddressFarmerville, LA 71241
Receiving waterLAKE D'ARBONNE
SubwatershedRedden Creek-Bayou D'arbonne Lake (HUC 080402060904)
SIC4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]67940December 31, 2025183% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general45629September 30, 202599,999% over the limit
Solids, total suspended65516August 31, 202274% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]64810October 31, 202187% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant4290
pH4220
Nitrogen, total [as N]600
Phosphorus, total [as P]600

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
October 21, 2025Failure to properly operate and maintain the sanitary sewer system [40 CFR 122.41(e)]ST6
October 21, 2025Failure to submit noncompliance report - SSO discharge [40 CFR 122.41(l)(7)]ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES LA0039888.

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 LA0039888.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit LA0039888 for the Farmerville WWTP in Farmerville, LA, a minor-discharger publicly owned treatment works that discharges to Lake D'Arbonne and is listed as administratively continued. The page reports 8 pollutants under a numeric limit and 4 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with the permit's issue and expiration dates taken from EPA's file as of October 14, 2026.