Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0122611
SEWERAGE DISTRICT NO. 1 OF TANGIPAHOA PARISH- BEDICO REGIONAL STF, Ponchatoula, LA: NPDES LA0122611 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SEWERAGE DISTRICT NO. 1 OF TANGIPAHOA PARISH- BEDICO REGIONAL STF, held by SEWERAGE DISTRICT NO.1 OF TANGIPAHOA PARISH, holds NPDES permit LA0122611. EPA’s file records it issued February 4, 2014 and expiring February 28, 2019. 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 | SEWERAGE DISTRICT NO. 1 OF TANGIPAHOA PARISH- BEDICO REGIONAL STF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SEWERAGE DISTRICT NO.1 OF TANGIPAHOA PARISH |
| NPDES ID | LA0122611 |
| 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 |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 4, 2014 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2019 |
| Address | Ponchatoula, LA 70454 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Bedico Creek (HUC 080702050402) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 22Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 22With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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] | 3 | 256 | 249 | July 31, 2026 | 3,813% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 132 | 125 | October 31, 2025 | 1,117% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 115 | 108 | June 30, 2026 | 607% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 79 | 75 | May 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 43 | 41 | June 30, 2023 | 64% over the limit |
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 9 | 1 | March 31, 2026 | 1% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 3 | 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
- 21Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| August 27, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| August 27, 2025 | Failure to develop, maintain, or get approval of an adequate SWPPP (industrial stormwater) | ST6 |
| June 30, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| June 30, 2025 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| June 19, 2025 | Failure to properly operate and maintain the sanitary sewer system [40 CFR 122.41(e)] | ST6 |
| June 19, 2025 | Failure to minimize or prevent SSO to waters of the U.S. - adverse impacts [40 CFR 122.41(d)] | ST6 |
| December 31, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| September 30, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| September 30, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| August 19, 2024 | Failure to properly operate and maintain the sanitary sewer system [40 CFR 122.41(e)] | ST6 |
| December 3, 2023 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| December 3, 2023 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| October 25, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| October 25, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device | ST6 |
| October 25, 2022 | Failure to develop, maintain, or get approval of an adequate SWPPP (industrial stormwater) | ST6 |
| October 25, 2022 | Failure to properly install, initiate, or fully implement industrial stormwater controls | ST6 |
| May 31, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation | ST6 |
| May 31, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| February 12, 2020 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| February 12, 2020 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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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