Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0043621
TOWN OF ST. JOSEPH WWTP, Saint Joseph, LA: NPDES LA0043621 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TOWN OF ST. JOSEPH WWTP, held by ST JOSEPH, TOWN OF, holds NPDES permit LA0043621, which discharges to Lake St Peter C-Big Choctaw B. EPA’s file records it issued February 23, 2016 and expiring March 31, 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 | TOWN OF ST. JOSEPH WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ST JOSEPH, TOWN OF |
| NPDES ID | LA0043621 |
| 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 | February 23, 2016 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2021 |
| Address | Saint Joseph, LA 71366 |
| Receiving water | LAKE ST PETER C-BIG CHOCTAW B |
| Subwatershed | Van Buren Bayou (HUC 080500030503) |
| 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
- 9Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 63 | 55 | March 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 56 | 44 | April 30, 2026 | 1,087% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 47 | 44 | May 31, 2026 | 5,597% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 47 | 35 | June 30, 2025 | 108% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 18 | 6 | February 28, 2025 | 44% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 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
- 10Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 13, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 13, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| December 31, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 31, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 20, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 20, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| May 20, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| December 31, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 31, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| January 31, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | 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.