Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0079545
TOWN OF BALL WWTP, Ball, LA: NPDES LA0079545 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TOWN OF BALL WWTP, held by BALL, TOWN OF, holds NPDES permit LA0079545, which discharges to Flaggon Bayou. EPA’s file records it issued September 8, 2017 and expiring October 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 | TOWN OF BALL WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BALL, TOWN OF |
| NPDES ID | LA0079545 |
| 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 | September 8, 2017 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2022 |
| Address | Ball, LA 71405 |
| Receiving water | FLAGGON BAYOU |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Upper Flagon Bayou (HUC 080403040501) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source LA0000002207900152 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 | 8 | 182 | 154 | June 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 10 | 147 | 61 | March 31, 2026 | 137% over the limit |
| BOD, percent removal [total] | 0 | 2 | 2 | December 31, 2026 (as filed; later than the file's load date) | 281% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 2 | 2 | December 31, 2026 (as filed; later than the file's load date) | 510% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 10 | 71 | 1 | March 31, 2016 | 8% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 8 | 38 | 0 | ||
| pH | 8 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 10 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 10 | 12 | 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
- 13Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 10, 2023 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| April 10, 2023 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 6, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| May 6, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| May 6, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 30, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| April 30, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| January 31, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation | ST6 |
| December 31, 2018 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| September 16, 2018 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| September 16, 2018 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 31, 2018 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| July 31, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | 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.