Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0072184
WRIGHT ENRICHMENT INC., Crowley, LA: NPDES LA0072184 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WRIGHT ENRICHMENT INC., held by WRIGHT ENRICHMENT, INC, holds NPDES permit LA0072184, which discharges to Bayou Plaquemine-Mermentau Rv. EPA’s file records it issued October 18, 2016 and expiring November 30, 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 | WRIGHT ENRICHMENT INC. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WRIGHT ENRICHMENT, INC |
| NPDES ID | LA0072184 |
| 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 | October 18, 2016 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2021 |
| Address | Crowley, LA 70520 |
| Receiving water | BAYOU PLAQUEMINE-MERMENTAU RV |
| Subwatershed | Bayou Plaquemine Brule-Estherwood (HUC 080802010208) |
| SIC | 2044 – Rice Milling |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler LAR000034793 |
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
- 10Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 10With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 | 16 | 4 | June 30, 2021 | 1,110% over the limit |
| Solids, total dissolved [TDS] | 1 | 7 | 1 | March 31, 2020 | 3% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 24 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 1 | 6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| October 29, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| October 29, 2024 | Failure to properly conduct industrial stormwater inspections | ST6 |
| October 29, 2024 | Failure to develop, maintain, or get approval of an adequate SWPPP (industrial stormwater) | ST6 |
| October 29, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Develop Adequate SPCC Plan | ST6 |
| October 29, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Implement SPCC Plan | ST6 |
| December 31, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| February 21, 2020 | Failure to properly install, initiate, or fully implement industrial stormwater controls | ST6 |
| December 31, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| September 30, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | 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.