Water Enforcement

Naz Zanjani-Bachar, Manager

Permit Compliance Unit Information and Resources

• EPA's NPDES Reporting Requirements Manual - published here with minor modifications to paging and taking out blank notes pages in the effort to reduce wasted paper.
  • loading and concentration calculation cheat sheet
  • effluent violation reporting (No EX vs NCR)
• NetDMR is a web-based tool that allows facilities to electronically sign and submit LPDES discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) to the LDEQ. NetDMR was released June 22, 2009 and all facilities are required to submit DMRs electronically via NetDMR as of December 21, 2016. 
• NetDMR Useful Information
• NetDMR Form General Instructions
• Non-Compliance Report Form (PDF | Document)

LDEQ Resources

• Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System - LPDES
  • Louisiana's Water Quality Regulations (LAC 33:Chapter IX) require permits for the discharge of pollutants from any point source into waters of the state of Louisiana. This surface water discharge permitting system is administered under the Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) program. LDEQ became a state delegated to administer the NPDES Program in August of 1996.
• Actions & Settlements
  • View enforcement actions (by month & year) and settlements (by year) issued by the Department.
• LDEQ's Small Business / Community Assistance Program - SBCAP
  • Provides environmental regulatory assistance and information to small businesses and communities. SBCAP operates in accordance with the Confidentiality option provided by the EPA Enforcement Response Policy, effective August 12, 1994, regarding Section 507 of the Clean Air Act. Under this policy, violations detected through assistance will be kept confidential.
• LDEQ Wastewater Technical Assistance (TA) Opportunities

  • The LDEQ Wastewater TA funds provide selected community wastewater systems with a system-wide assessment and evaluation, targeting the non-compliance issues, and will be provided a report including a primary recommendation and alternative to get the system back into compliance.  This report can aid the decision-makers in any necessary wastewater improvements planning as well as be used as documentation for funding applications, as needed.

Other Resources

• Operator Resources
  • Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Operator Certification Program
  • Louisiana Rural Water Association (LRWA)
  • Training courses for Novice Operators and Experienced Operators.
  • Ohio EPA Class A Training Manual
• Funding Opportunities 
  • National, Louisiana, and Tribal Funding Resources
• EPA Compliance Advisories and Enforcement Alerts  
  • Contain useful information about select provisions of EPA regulatory rquirements. Can limit list of Advisories and Alerts to those focused on wastewater by searching for CWA. Any given Advisory or Alert is reflective of EPA requirements and priorities at the time of publication. As always, you should look at the current applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. 
• EPA Technical Assistance Opportunities
  • EPA Water Technical Assistance (WaterTA)
    • EPA WaterTA supports communities to identify water challenges, develop plans, build capacity, and develop application materials to access water infrastructure funding.
  • EPA Technical Assistance Webinar Series: Improving CWA-NPDES Permit Compliance
    • Helps permittees understand the root causes of common problems faced by wastewater treatment system operators and provides suggestions and resources to help them fine-tune their operations and, if needed, fix their noncompliance problems.
• EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online - ECHO
  • Provides compliance and enforcement information for approximately 800,000 EPA-permitted facilities nationwide. ECHO includes permit, inspection, violation, enforcement action, and penalty information about facilities regulated under the Clean Air Act (CAA) Stationary Source Program, Clean Water Act (CWA) National Pollutant Elimination Discharge System (NPDES), and/or Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).