Town of Independence- Wastewater Treatment Plant

NPDES permit LA0042544 · Minor POTW · effective, expires 2027-10-31 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-19

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EPA's record, 2025-09-01 to 2026-08-31

14values over a limit
0required values missing, on 0 form(s)
2of 15 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2026-06-30. Most often over: Toxaphene (6), Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] (4), Hexachlorobenzene (4).

Reporting

Reports are due about 28 days after each monitoring period ends (read off this permit's own late-day counts in EPA's filings).

Limits in force (56)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001TurbidityMO AVG report only all year
001TurbidityWKLY AVG report only all year
001pHINST MIN >= 6 SU all year
001pHINST MIN >= 6 SU all year
001pHINST MAX <= 9 SU all year
001pHINST MAX <= 9 SU all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 15 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 15 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG <= 23 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG <= 23 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 88 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 88 lb/d all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]MO AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]WKLY AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]MO AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG <= 5 mg/L all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG <= 5 mg/L all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]WKLY AVG <= 10 mg/L all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]WKLY AVG <= 10 mg/L all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG <= 29 lb/d all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG <= 29 lb/d all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]MO AVG report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]WKLY AVG report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]MO AVG report only all year
001ToxapheneMO AVG report only all year
001ToxapheneDAILY MX report only all year
001ToxapheneMO AVG <= .00008 lb/d all year
001ToxapheneDAILY MX <= .0002 lb/d all year
001Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]MO AVG report only all year
001Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]DAILY MX report only all year
001Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]MO AVG <= .00007 lb/d all year
001Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]DAILY MX <= .0002 lb/d all year
001HexachlorobenzeneMO AVG report only all year
001HexachlorobenzeneDAILY MX report only all year
001HexachlorobenzeneMO AVG <= .0007 lb/d all year
001HexachlorobenzeneDAILY MX <= .002 lb/d all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantWKLY AVG report only all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantWKLY AVG report only all year
001Chlorine, total residualINST MAX report only all year
001Chlorine, total residualINST MAX report only all year
001Priority pollutants scan [yes/no]MINIMUM >= 1 N=0;Y=1 all year
001Mercury, total [as Hg]MO AVG report only all year
001Mercury, total [as Hg]WKLY AVG report only all year
001Mercury, total [as Hg]MO AVG report only all year
001Coliform, fecal generalMOAV GEO <= 200 #/100mL all year
001Coliform, fecal generalMOAV GEO <= 200 #/100mL all year
001Coliform, fecal generalWE <= 400 #/100mL all year
001Coliform, fecal generalWE <= 400 #/100mL all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG <= 10 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG <= 10 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]WKLY AVG <= 15 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]WKLY AVG <= 15 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG <= 58 lb/d all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG <= 58 lb/d all year

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