Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0109941
TA OPERATING LLC DBA TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA - LAFAYETTE TRAVEL CENTER, Lafayette, LA: NPDES LA0109941 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TA OPERATING LLC DBA TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA - LAFAYETTE TRAVEL CENTER, held by TA OPERATING LLC dba TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA, holds NPDES permit LA0109941, which discharges to Coulee Mine. EPA’s file records it issued September 22, 2017 and expiring November 30, 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 | TA OPERATING LLC DBA TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA - LAFAYETTE TRAVEL CENTER |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TA OPERATING LLC dba TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA |
| NPDES ID | LA0109941 |
| 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 22, 2017 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2022 |
| Address | Lafayette, LA 70501 |
| Receiving water | COULEE MINE |
| Subwatershed | Coulee Mine (HUC 080801030106) |
| SIC | 5541 – Gasoline Service Stations |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler LAD084669167 |
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
- 8Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 6With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 2 | 12 | 11 | October 31, 2022 | 676% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 9 | 7 | November 30, 2024 | 160% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 0 | 5 | 5 | March 31, 2025 | 1,940% over the limit |
| Oil and grease | 0 | 1 | 1 | September 30, 2017 | 22% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 8, 2021 | Failure to develop, maintain, or get approval of an adequate SWPPP (industrial stormwater) | ST6 |
| May 31, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| April 30, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 31, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | 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.