Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0091812
LAKE CHARLES HARBOR & TERMINAL DISTRICT BULK TERMINAL NO.1, Westlake, LA: NPDES LA0091812 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LAKE CHARLES HARBOR & TERMINAL DISTRICT BULK TERMINAL NO.1, held by LAKE CHARLES HARBOR & TERMINAL DISTRICT, holds NPDES permit LA0091812, which discharges to Calcasieu River. EPA’s file records it issued September 24, 2018 and expiring October 31, 2023. 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 | LAKE CHARLES HARBOR & TERMINAL DISTRICT BULK TERMINAL NO.1 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | LAKE CHARLES HARBOR & TERMINAL DISTRICT |
| NPDES ID | LA0091812 |
| 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 | September 24, 2018 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2023 |
| Address | Westlake, LA 70669 |
| Receiving water | CALCASIEU RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Calcasieu River-Prien Lake (HUC 080802060303) |
| SIC | 4491 – Marine Cargo Handling |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler LAR000103141; ICIS-AIR source LA0000002201900110 |
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
- 5Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 46 | 46 | February 28, 2026 | 2,730% over the limit |
| pH | 8 | 4 | 4 | April 30, 2026 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 4 | 0 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2024 | Discharge from an industrial stormwater outfall to waters of the U.S. without NPDES permit coverage | ST6 |
| October 30, 2024 | Failure to develop, maintain, or get approval of an adequate SWPPP (industrial stormwater) | 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.