Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0100901
USDA ARS HONEY BEE BREEDING LA, Baton Rouge, LA: NPDES LA0100901 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
USDA ARS HONEY BEE BREEDING LA, held by USDA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE, holds NPDES permit LA0100901, which discharges to Elbow Bayou. EPA’s file records it issued September 29, 2016 and expiring October 31, 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 | USDA ARS HONEY BEE BREEDING LA |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | USDA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE |
| NPDES ID | LA0100901 |
| 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 29, 2016 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2021 |
| Address | Baton Rouge, LA 70820 |
| Receiving water | ELBOW BAYOU |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Bayou Fountain-Bayou Manchac (HUC 080702020804) |
| SIC | 8731 – Commercial Physical Research |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler LAR000008060 |
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
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 16 | 8 | June 30, 2026 | 255% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 1 | 24 | 4 | April 30, 2026 | 50% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 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
- 14Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 3, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| October 3, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| June 30, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 31, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| December 31, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| December 31, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| May 4, 2021 | Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application | ST6 |
| December 31, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| December 31, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| November 12, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 30, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| June 30, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| December 31, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | 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.