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Opelousas City of - South Opelousas WWTP

Sewage treatment plant, Opelousas, Louisiana. NPDES permit LA0127469, in force until Aug 31, 2031. Last 12 months: over a limit 3 times (last December 2025), 12 required values missing, 4 of 12 reports late. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 28 days after each period: form A quarterly, form Q quarterly, form Y yearly
Last report on file
June 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
10 values over a limit, 7 required values missing, 0 of 16 reports late

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

Period endingParameterReportedLimitOver by
November 2025Coliform, fecal general, weekly geometric mean547.5 #/100mL≤ 400 #/100mL37%
December 2025Solids, total suspended, monthly average18 mg/L≤ 15 mg/L20%
December 2025Solids, total suspended, weekly average24 mg/L≤ 23 mg/L4%

Limits in force (46)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonths
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]monthly average minimum≥ 5 mg/Lall year
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]monthly average minimum≥ 5 mg/Lall year
pHinstantaneous minimum≥ 6 SUall year
pHinstantaneous minimum≥ 6 SUall year
pHinstantaneous maximum≤ 9 SUall year
pHinstantaneous maximum≤ 9 SUall year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 15 mg/Lall year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 15 mg/Lall year
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 23 mg/Lall year
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 23 mg/Lall year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 47 lb/dall year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 47 lb/dall year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Solids, total suspendedweekly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, total [as N]weekly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 5 mg/Lall year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 5 mg/Lall year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]weekly average≤ 10 mg/Lall year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]weekly average≤ 10 mg/Lall year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 16 lb/dall year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 16 lb/dall year
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Phosphorus, total [as P]weekly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantweekly averagereport only (MGD)all year
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantweekly averagereport only (MGD)all year
Chlorine, total residualinstantaneous maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Chlorine, total residualinstantaneous maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Coliform, fecal generalmonthly geometric mean≤ 200 #/100mLall year
Coliform, fecal generalmonthly geometric mean≤ 200 #/100mLall year
Coliform, fecal generalweekly geometric mean≤ 400 #/100mLall year
Coliform, fecal generalweekly geometric mean≤ 400 #/100mLall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 5 mg/Lall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 5 mg/Lall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 10 mg/Lall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 10 mg/Lall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 16 lb/dall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 16 lb/dall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
BOD, carbonaceous, percent removalmonthly average minimum≥ 85 %all year
Solids, suspended percent removalmonthly average minimum≥ 85 %all year

New limits from Sep 1, 2029

ParameterNew limitNew or tighterMedian, last 12 months× new limit
Chlorine, total residual, instantaneous maximum0.033 mg/Lnew——

How strict are these limits?

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

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