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Ventura Foods LLC-Lou Ana Division

Edible Fats And Oils, Opelousas, Louisiana. NPDES permit LA0034509, in force until Jul 14, 2028. Last 12 months: over a limit 11 times (last June 2026), 1 required value missing. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 28 days after each period: outfall 001 form A quarterly (19 values), outfall 001 form Q quarterly (4 values), outfall 002 form A quarterly (6 values)
Renewal application due
Jan 16, 2028 · 180 days before expiry; your permit may set another date
Last report on file
June 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
15 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 28 reports late

Last 12 months (Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026)

Period endingOutfallParameterReportedLimitOver by
October 2025001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C], daily maximum18 mg/L≤ 15 mg/L20%
October 2025001Solids, total suspended, daily maximum152.1 lb/d≤ 131 lb/d16%
October 2025002Carbon, tot organic [TOC], daily maximum100 mg/L≤ 50 mg/L100%
October 2025002Oil & Grease, daily maximum52.1 mg/L≤ 15 mg/L247%
March 2026002Carbon, tot organic [TOC], daily maximum63.6 mg/L≤ 50 mg/L27%
March 2026002Oil & Grease, daily maximum1070 mg/L≤ 15 mg/L7033%
April 2026002Carbon, tot organic [TOC], daily maximum52.2 mg/L≤ 50 mg/L4%
April 2026002Oil & Grease, daily maximum84.1 mg/L≤ 15 mg/L461%
May 2026002Oil & Grease, daily maximum63.6 mg/L≤ 15 mg/L324%
June 2026002Carbon, tot organic [TOC], daily maximum58.6 mg/L≤ 50 mg/L17%
June 2026002Oil & Grease, daily maximum27.6 mg/L≤ 15 mg/L84%

Limits in force (37)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]monthly average minimum≥ 5 mg/Lall year001
pHinstantaneous minimum≥ 6 SUall year001
pHinstantaneous maximum≤ 9 SUall year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 88 lb/dall year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 131 lb/dall year001
Oil & Greasemonthly average≤ 50 lb/dall year001
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 75 lb/dall year001
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Nitrogen, total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 10 mg/LJan–Apr001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 5 mg/LMay–Dec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 15 mg/LJan–Apr001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 10 mg/LMay–Dec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 50 lb/dJan–Apr001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 25 lb/dMay–Dec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 75 lb/dJan–Apr001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 50 lb/dMay–Dec001
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Copper, total [as Cu]monthly average≤ 33 ug/Lall year001
Copper, total [as Cu]daily maximum≤ 78 ug/Lall year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 10 mg/LMay–Dec001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 20 mg/LJan–Apr001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximum≤ 15 mg/LMay–Dec001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximum≤ 30 mg/LJan–Apr001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 50 lb/dMay–Dec001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 100 lb/dJan–Apr001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximum≤ 75 lb/dMay–Dec001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximum≤ 150 lb/dJan–Apr001
pHinstantaneous minimum≥ 6 SUall year002
pHinstantaneous maximum≤ 9 SUall year002
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 15 mg/Lall year002
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]daily maximum≤ 50 mg/Lall year002
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (gal/d)all year002
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (gal/d)all year002

How strict are these limits?

Cited limits by parameter: Louisiana's rules and the federal ones.

Same industry: the 79 Food and Kindred Products permits in Louisiana.

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