Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0043931
DONALDSONVILLE CITY OF - DONALDSONVILLE WWTF, Paincourtville, LA: NPDES LA0043931 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
DONALDSONVILLE CITY OF - DONALDSONVILLE WWTF, held by Donaldsonville, City of - Wastewater Treatment Facility, holds NPDES permit LA0043931, which discharges to 2a. EPA’s file records it issued May 31, 2019 and expiring June 30, 2024. 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 | DONALDSONVILLE CITY OF - DONALDSONVILLE WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Donaldsonville, City of - Wastewater Treatment Facility |
| NPDES ID | LA0043931 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 31, 2019 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2024 |
| Address | Paincourtville, LA 70391 |
| Receiving water | 2A |
| Subwatershed | Claiborne Island (HUC 080701000105) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 21Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 18With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 | 303 | 126 | December 31, 2023 | 2,218% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 353 | 74 | May 31, 2026 | 158% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 298 | 32 | May 31, 2026 | 233% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 29 | 28 | September 30, 2007 | 1,920% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 188 | 4 | July 31, 2019 | |
| BOD, percent removal [total] | 0 | 4 | 3 | June 30, 2026 | 87% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 2 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | 7% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 185 | 0 | ||
| Priority pollutants scan [yes/no] | 1 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute D. pulex | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity - Retest #3 | 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
- 8Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| June 14, 2019 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Conduct Inspections | ST6 |
| June 14, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 14, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| November 30, 2018 | Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application | ST6 |
| August 31, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 31, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| May 2, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | 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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