Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0040991
TOWN OF URANIA WWTF, Urania, LA: NPDES LA0040991 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TOWN OF URANIA WWTF, held by TOWN OF URANIA, holds NPDES permit LA0040991, which discharges to Chickasaw Creek-Castor Creek. EPA’s file records it issued March 23, 2017 and expiring April 30, 2022. 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 | TOWN OF URANIA WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TOWN OF URANIA |
| NPDES ID | LA0040991 |
| 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 | March 23, 2017 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2022 |
| Address | Urania, LA 71480 |
| Receiving water | CHICKASAW CREEK-CASTOR CREEK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Chickasaw Creek (HUC 080403020703) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 73 | 70 | May 31, 2026 | 1,922% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 70 | 68 | June 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 0 | 30 | 28 | June 30, 2026 | 133% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 2 | 2 | February 28, 2023 | 42% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| March 5, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 5, 2024 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 16, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 15, 2022 | WW SSO - 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 September 15, 2026.