Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LAG536690
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC - B1 BANK, Lake Charles, LA: NPDES LAG536690 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC - B1 BANK holds NPDES permit LAG536690. EPA’s file records it issued October 31, 2023 and expiring November 30, 2027.
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC - B1 BANK, Lake Charles, Louisiana: Coverage under a general permit LAG536690; Effective; issued October 31, 2023, term to November 30, 2027.
- pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Coliform, fecal general: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Other permits held by BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC - B1 BANK
- BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC - B1 BANK, Cut Off: LAG536712, issued December 20, 2023
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC - B1 BANK among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 12 discharge permits in the Government Ditch-South Fork Black Bayou subwatershed (HUC 080802060203), LAG536690 among them. Its county holds 299, 28 of them major permits; LAG536690 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Government Ditch-South Fork Black Bayou subwatershed (HUC 080802060203)
- BROWN'S NEIGHBORHOOD MARKET, INC., Lake Charles: LAG536850, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2027
- CAL CAM PROPERTIES LLC - CAL CAM C STORE, Lake Charles: LAG536746, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2027
- CAMERON PARISH POLICE JURY - CAMERON PARISH LIBRARY/GRAND LAKE BRANCH, Lake Charles: LAG536977, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2027
- CAMERON PARISH POLICE JURY - CAMERON PARISH RECREATION DISTRICT #5, Lake Charles: LAG537014, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2027
- CAMERON PARISH POLICE JURY - LSU AGRICULTURE EXTENSION OFFICE-CAMERON PARISH, Lake Charles: LAG536968, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2027
- CAMERON PARISH POLICE JURY MAINTENANCE BARN, Lake Charles: LAG536969, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2027
- CLAY PETERSON - FIRST HORIZON BANK, Lake Charles: LAG536944, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2027
- GRAND LAKE PROFESSIONAL PAINT & BODY LLC - GRAND LAKE PAINT & BODY SHOP, Grand Lake: LAG470521, minor permit, permit term to November 19, 2029
- JP FARMS LLC - DUPONT PLAZA, Lake Charles: LAG536882, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2027
- POOLE ROOFING COMPANY INC, Lake Charles: LAG536974, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2027
What the register holds for BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC - B1 BANK: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and 5 pollutants under a numeric limit. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES LAG536690.
Identity
| Facility as filed | BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC - B1 BANK |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC - B1 BANK |
| NPDES ID | LAG536690 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 31, 2023 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2027 |
| Address | Lake Charles, LA 70000 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Government Ditch-South Fork Black Bayou (HUC 080802060203) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 5Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 0With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES LAG536690.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES LAG536690.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES LAG536690.
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES LAG536690.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.