Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0046809
STERLINGTON, TOWN OF, Sterlington, LA: NPDES LA0046809 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
STERLINGTON, TOWN OF holds NPDES permit LA0046809, which discharges to Seg 080101 Ouachita River Basin. EPA’s file records it issued June 28, 2017 and expiring July 31, 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 | STERLINGTON, TOWN OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | STERLINGTON, TOWN OF |
| NPDES ID | LA0046809 |
| 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 | June 28, 2017 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2022 |
| Address | Sterlington, LA 71280 |
| Receiving water | SEG 080101 OUACHITA RIVER BASIN |
| Subwatershed | Black Bayou Lake-Bayou De Siard (HUC 080402070201) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 7Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 7With 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 | 159 | 126 | June 30, 2026 | 419% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 147 | 114 | June 30, 2026 | 676% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 79 | 57 | June 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 53 | 31 | March 31, 2026 | |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 6 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 22 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| August 5, 2021 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| August 5, 2021 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| June 17, 2021 | Permit Violations - CWA §308 Failure to submit required permit application information | ST6 |
| June 17, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 7, 2021 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 31, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 31, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| September 9, 2020 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| September 9, 2020 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 31, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | 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.