Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0040126
COTTONPORT TOWN OF - WWTP, Cottonport, LA: NPDES LA0040126 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
COTTONPORT TOWN OF - WWTP, held by Town of Cottonport, holds NPDES permit LA0040126, which discharges to Bayou Des Glaises Div. Channel. EPA’s file records it issued December 17, 2020 and expiring December 31, 2025. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | COTTONPORT TOWN OF - WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Town of Cottonport |
| NPDES ID | LA0040126 |
| 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 | December 17, 2020 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2025 |
| Address | Cottonport, LA 71327 |
| Receiving water | BAYOU DES GLAISES DIV. CHANNEL |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Bayou Choupique-Bayou Jack (HUC 080801020403) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 9Under 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 144 | 121 | May 31, 2025 | 531% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 143 | 98 | May 31, 2026 | 800% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 116 | 87 | July 31, 2023 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 111 | 67 | May 31, 2026 | 600% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 43 | 25 | April 30, 2026 | 100% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 30 | 19 | May 31, 2003 | 2,627% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 37 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 31, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | 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 September 15, 2026.