Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0056227
HAROLD J BABE LANDRY LANDFILL, Berwick, LA: NPDES LA0056227 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HAROLD J BABE LANDRY LANDFILL, held by ST MARY PARISH GOVERNMENT, holds NPDES permit LA0056227. EPA’s file records it issued April 25, 2016 and expiring May 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 | HAROLD J BABE LANDRY LANDFILL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ST MARY PARISH GOVERNMENT |
| NPDES ID | LA0056227 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 25, 2016 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2021 |
| Address | Berwick, LA 70342 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Bayou Teche-Lower Atchafalaya River (HUC 080801010502) |
| SIC | 4953 – Refuse Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source LA0000002210100071 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 19Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 18With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 2 | 17 | 10 | May 31, 2025 | 2,000% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 14 | 8 | April 30, 2025 | 1,786% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 14 | 6 | April 30, 2025 | 1,770% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 3 | 11 | 4 | June 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 16 | 2 | April 30, 2025 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 9 | 1 | February 28, 2025 | 7% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phenol | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| .alpha.-Terpineol | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| p-Cresol | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Benzoic acids, total | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Priority pollutants scan [yes/no] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 1 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 6, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 13, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - 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 October 14, 2026.