Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0076236
VILLAGE OF CLARENCE WWTP, Clarence, LA: NPDES LA0076236 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
VILLAGE OF CLARENCE WWTP, held by VILLAGE OF CLARENCE, holds NPDES permit LA0076236, which discharges to Bayou Bourbeaux. EPA’s file records it issued March 1, 2017 and expiring March 31, 2022. 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 | VILLAGE OF CLARENCE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | VILLAGE OF CLARENCE |
| NPDES ID | LA0076236 |
| 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 | March 1, 2017 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2022 |
| Address | Clarence, LA 71414 |
| Receiving water | BAYOU BOURBEAUX |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Upper Red River (HUC 111402071001) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 | 15 | 3 | June 30, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate [as S] | 0 | 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
- 12Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 7, 2025 | Failure to minimize or prevent SSO to waters of the U.S. - adverse impacts [40 CFR 122.41(d)] | ST6 |
| February 7, 2025 | Failure to properly operate and maintain the sanitary sewer system [40 CFR 122.41(e)] | ST6 |
| December 31, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| December 9, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 31, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| March 31, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| December 31, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| August 4, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
| August 4, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| August 4, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 31, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| June 30, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | 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.