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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0064424

CAVENHAM FOREST INDUSTRIES LLC, Urania, LA: NPDES LA0064424 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

CAVENHAM FOREST INDUSTRIES LLC holds NPDES permit LA0064424, which discharges to Castor Creek. EPA’s file records it issued October 31, 2014 and expiring November 30, 2019.

CAVENHAM FOREST INDUSTRIES LLC, Urania, Louisiana: Individual permit LA0064424; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 31, 2014, term to November 30, 2019; discharges to CASTOR CREEK.

  • pH: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chloride [as Cl]: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Acenaphthylene: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Benzo[k]fluoranthene: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Benzo[a]pyrene: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Fluoranthene: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Fluorene: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phenanthrene: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Pyrene: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Benzo[a]anthracene: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • 2-Chlorophenol: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • 2,4-Dichlorophenol: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • 2,4-Dimethylphenol: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • 2,4-Dinitrophenol: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phenol: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Naphthalene: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • 3,4-Benzofluoranthene: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Arsenic, total [as As]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chromium, total [as Cr]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, total [as Cu]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, total [as Zn]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chrysene: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Acenaphthene: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Benzo[b]fluoranthene: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Benzo[ghi]perylene: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Dibenz[a,h]anthracene: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Pentachlorophenol: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • September 8, 2026: State Administrative Order of Consent (State), $14,462 state or local penalty.
  • March 31, 2023: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).
  • March 31, 2023: Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements (ST6).
  • March 31, 2023: Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted (ST6).
  • March 22, 2023: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
  • March 22, 2023: Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge (ST6).
  • June 3, 2019: Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application (ST6).

CAVENHAM FOREST INDUSTRIES LLC among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Chickasaw Creek-Castor Creek subwatershed (HUC 080403020803), LA0064424 among them. Its county holds 8, 2 of them major permits; LA0064424 is a minor permit.

Identity

Facility as filedCAVENHAM FOREST INDUSTRIES LLC
Permittee as filedCAVENHAM FOREST INDUSTRIES LLC
NPDES IDLA0064424
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedOctober 31, 2014
Expiration dateNovember 30, 2019
AddressUrania, LA 71480
Receiving waterCASTOR CREEK
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedChickasaw Creek-Castor Creek (HUC 080403020803)
SIC2491 – Wood Preserving
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler LAD980621379; ICIS-AIR source LA0000002205900002

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
pH2100
Chloride [as Cl]2100
Acenaphthylene2100
Benzo[k]fluoranthene2100
Benzo[a]pyrene2100
Fluoranthene2100
Fluorene2100
Phenanthrene2100
Pyrene2100
Benzo[a]anthracene2100
2-Chlorophenol2100
2,4-Dichlorophenol2100
2,4-Dimethylphenol2100
2,4-Dinitrophenol2100
Phenol2100
Naphthalene2100
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2100
3,4-Benzofluoranthene2100
Arsenic, total [as As]280
Chromium, total [as Cr]280
Copper, total [as Cu]280
Nickel, total [as Ni]280
Zinc, total [as Zn]280
Chrysene280
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]150
Acenaphthene150
Benzo[b]fluoranthene150
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene150
Benzo[ghi]perylene150
Dibenz[a,h]anthracene150
Pentachlorophenol150

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES LA0064424.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
March 31, 2023Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect ReportingST6
March 31, 2023Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity RequirementsST6
March 31, 2023Monitoring Violations - Analysis not ConductedST6
March 22, 2023Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
March 22, 2023Effluent Violations - Unauthorized DischargeST6
June 3, 2019Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal ApplicationST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES LA0064424.

Formal enforcement and penalties

1 formal actions, 1 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

DateWhat EPA recordedAgencyFederal penaltyState or local penalty
September 8, 2026State Administrative Order of ConsentState$14,462

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES LA0064424.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit LA0064424 held by CAVENHAM FOREST INDUSTRIES LLC of Urania, LA, which discharges to Castor Creek, with the permit listed as administratively continued and the EPA file showing issuance on October 31, 2014 and expiration on November 30, 2019. The page lists a discharger class of Minor, 31 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.