Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LAL038091
NEW ORLEANS, CITY OF (EAST BAN, New Orleans, LA: NPDES LAL038091 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NEW ORLEANS, CITY OF (EAST BAN, held by SEWERAGE & WATER BD - EAST BK, holds NPDES permit LAL038091, which discharges to Mississippi River. EPA’s file records it issued January 1, 2021 and expiring December 31, 2025. 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 | NEW ORLEANS, CITY OF (EAST BAN |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SEWERAGE & WATER BD - EAST BK |
| NPDES ID | LAL038091 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Associated permit record |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Biosolids |
| Issued | January 1, 2021 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2025 |
| Address | New Orleans, LA 70117 |
| Receiving water | MISSISSIPPI RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Bayou Bienvenue (HUC 080902030301) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler LAR000054866; ICIS-AIR source LA0000002207100089 |
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
- 26Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 26With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Unit boundary to property line distance | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES LAL038091.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| November 29, 2022 | PR: Biosolids - Incineration: Emissions Limits Violation (001 - Arsenic - Average) | EP6 |
| November 29, 2022 | PR: Biosolids - Incineration: Emissions Limits Violation (001 - Lead - Average) | EP6 |
| September 29, 2022 | PR: Biosolids - Incineration: Emissions Limits Violation (001 - Chromium - Average) | EP6 |
| September 29, 2022 | PR: Biosolids - Incineration: Emissions Limits Violation (001 - Nickel - Average) | EP6 |
| July 27, 2022 | PR: Biosolids - Incineration: Emissions Limits Violation (001 - Arsenic - Average) | EP6 |
| July 27, 2022 | PR: Biosolids - Incineration: Emissions Limits Violation (001 - Nickel - Average) | EP6 |
| May 25, 2022 | PR: Biosolids - Incineration: Emissions Limits Violation (001 - Lead - Average) | EP6 |
| May 25, 2022 | PR: Biosolids - Incineration: Emissions Limits Violation (001 - Arsenic - Average) | EP6 |
| March 30, 2022 | PR: Biosolids - Incineration: Emissions Limits Violation (001 - Lead - Average) | EP6 |
| January 1, 2020 | PR: Biosolids - Incineration: Violation of National Emission Standards for Beryllium (001) | EP6 |
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.