Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0086169
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH NORTH LANDFILL, Zachary, LA: NPDES LA0086169 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH NORTH LANDFILL, held by CITY OF BATON ROUGE/PARISH OF EBR, holds NPDES permit LA0086169, which discharges to Devil'S Swamp Br Bayou Miss River. EPA’s file records it issued December 8, 2022 and expiring December 31, 2027. 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 | EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH NORTH LANDFILL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CITY OF BATON ROUGE/PARISH OF EBR |
| NPDES ID | LA0086169 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 8, 2022 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2027 |
| Address | Zachary, LA 70791 |
| Receiving water | DEVIL'S SWAMP BR BAYOU MISS RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Cypress Bayou-Bayou Baton Rouge (HUC 080702010401) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler LA0000870048; ICIS-AIR source LA0000002203300197 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 29Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 29With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 9 | 164 | 97 | December 31, 2025 | 60,900% over the limit |
| pH | 10 | 144 | 12 | March 31, 2024 | |
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 5 | 41 | 7 | September 30, 2022 | 120% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 18 | 4 | September 30, 2023 | 97% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 25 | 1 | August 31, 2023 | 8% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 12 | 122 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Phenol | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| p-Cresol | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Benzoic acids, total | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| .alpha.-Terpineol | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - C. dubia | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - P. promelas | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| .alpha.-Terpineol | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Priority pollutants scan [yes/no] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ammonia nitrogen, total, [as N] 30 day | 2 | 2 | 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
- 7Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 17, 2025 | Failure to properly install, initiate, or fully implement industrial stormwater controls | ST6 |
| December 31, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 31, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 26, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
| December 31, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| August 31, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| December 31, 2017 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Conduct Inspections | 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.