Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0127097
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH- RESERVE WWTP, Reserve, LA: NPDES LA0127097 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH- RESERVE WWTP, held by ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, holds NPDES permit LA0127097. 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 | ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH- RESERVE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH |
| NPDES ID | LA0127097 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 29, 2016 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2021 |
| Address | Reserve, LA 70084 |
| Subwatershed | Claiborne Island (HUC 080701000105) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| 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
- 17Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 17With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 21 | 9 | July 31, 2026 | 67% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 15 | 7 | December 31, 2025 | 175% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 17 | 5 | May 31, 2023 | 82% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 12 | 4 | September 30, 2024 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity - Retest #3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Priority pollutants scan [yes/no] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute D. pulex | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 1 | 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
- 10Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| July 31, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| July 18, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 31, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| December 31, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 31, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 31, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 31, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| December 31, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 31, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | 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.