INDEPENDENCE, TOWN OF- WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
NPDES ID: LA0042544
E — SNC: Effluent violation (monthly average limit)
The facility discharged more of a pollutant than its permit allows, based on a monthly average.
This quarter: 5 effluent violations.
Violations
June 30, 2026
Toxaphene
900% over limit
Discharged 0.0003632 kg/d against a permitted limit of 0.00003632 kg/d (MO AVG)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]
43% over limit
Discharged 0.0000454 kg/d against a permitted limit of 0.00003178 kg/d (MO AVG)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
Hexachlorobenzene
300% over limit
Discharged 0.003632 kg/d against a permitted limit of 0.000908 kg/d (DAILY MX)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
Hexachlorobenzene
1043% over limit
Discharged 0.003632 kg/d against a permitted limit of 0.0003178 kg/d (MO AVG)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
Toxaphene
300% over limit
Discharged 0.0003632 kg/d against a permitted limit of 0.0000908 kg/d (DAILY MX)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
March 31, 2026
Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]
43% over limit
Discharged 0.0000454 kg/d against a permitted limit of 0.00003178 kg/d (MO AVG)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
Toxaphene
300% over limit
Discharged 0.0003632 kg/d against a permitted limit of 0.0000908 kg/d (DAILY MX)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
Hexachlorobenzene
350% over limit
Discharged 0.004086 kg/d against a permitted limit of 0.000908 kg/d (DAILY MX)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
Hexachlorobenzene
1186% over limit
Discharged 0.004086 kg/d against a permitted limit of 0.0003178 kg/d (MO AVG)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
Toxaphene
900% over limit
Discharged 0.0003632 kg/d against a permitted limit of 0.00003632 kg/d (MO AVG)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
December 31, 2025
Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]
9900% over limit
Discharged 0.00908 kg/d against a permitted limit of 0.0000908 kg/d (DAILY MX)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]
28471% over limit
Discharged 0.00908 kg/d against a permitted limit of 0.00003178 kg/d (MO AVG)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
Toxaphene
2400% over limit
Discharged 0.00227 kg/d against a permitted limit of 0.0000908 kg/d (DAILY MX)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
Toxaphene
6150% over limit
Discharged 0.00227 kg/d against a permitted limit of 0.00003632 kg/d (MO AVG)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
May 31, 2025
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]
116% over limit
Discharged 10.8 mg/L against a permitted limit of 5 mg/L (MO AVG)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]
228% over limit
Discharged 86.48699927 kg/d against a permitted limit of 26.332 kg/d (MO AVG)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]
1180% over limit
Discharged 192 mg/L against a permitted limit of 15 mg/L (WKLY AVG)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]
76% over limit
Discharged 23.15399981 kg/d against a permitted limit of 13.16599989 kg/d (MO AVG)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
Solids, total suspended
413% over limit
Discharged 77 mg/L against a permitted limit of 15 mg/L (MO AVG)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
Solids, total suspended
1596% over limit
Discharged 390 mg/L against a permitted limit of 23 mg/L (WKLY AVG)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
Solids, total suspended
313% over limit
Discharged 164.80199862 kg/d against a permitted limit of 39.952 kg/d (MO AVG)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]
304% over limit
Discharged 40.4 mg/L against a permitted limit of 10 mg/L (MO AVG)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
Coliform, fecal general
4500% over limit
Discharged 18400 MPN/100mL against a permitted limit of 400 MPN/100mL (WKAV GEO)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]
400% over limit
Discharged 50 mg/L against a permitted limit of 10 mg/L (WKLY AVG)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
January 31, 2025
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]
100% over limit
Discharged 30 mg/L against a permitted limit of 15 mg/L (WKLY AVG)
DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation
First flagged
April 14, 2026 (4 months ago)
Last confirmed
August 15, 2026 (4 hours ago)