Riverbend Oxidation Pond - Poydras-Verret Wetland
7501 E Judge Perez Dr, Chalmette, LA 70043 · St. Bernard County · Publicly Owned Treatment Works
- Average flow
- 0.44 MGD
- Design flow
- 0.5 MGD
- NPDES permit
- LA0040185
- Effective
- Permit expires
- August 2027
- Population served
- 5,235
- CWNS 2022
Riverbend Oxidation Pond - Poydras-Verret Wetland is a publicly owned wastewater treatment plant in Chalmette, St. Bernard County, Louisiana treating an average of 0.44 million gallons per day against a permitted design capacity of 0.5 MGD, serving about 5,235 residents. It discharges under NPDES permit LA0040185 (effective), which expires in August 2027, with 183 recorded violations in the last three years. EPA has recorded 1 formal enforcement action naming the plant, the latest in July 2009.
Treatment technology
Treatment structures and unit processes at Riverbend Oxidation Pond - Poydras-Verret Wetland.
Treatment structure data not yet analyzed for this facility.
Compliance snapshot (last 3 years)
- Total violations
- 183
- Effluent violations
- 183
Based on NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports. Full violation history, parameters and discharge data available in the Klarifi platform.
EPA enforcement history
Federal civil enforcement cases, compliance inspections and informal actions recorded for Riverbend Oxidation Pond - Poydras-Verret Wetland in EPA's ICIS system.
- Formal actions
- 1
- 0 since FY2020
- Compliance actions
- $7,500
- required by EPA orders
- EPA inspections
- 0
- none on record
Latest case · Jul 2009
St. Bernard Parish Government
Administrative order · CWA, NPDES Permit Violations · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication · Compliance actions $7,500
EPA's description of the case:
“Permittee is a Municipality, under the laws of the State of Louisiana, and operates a wastewater treatment plant, located in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Permittee was issued Administrative Orders…”
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Source: EPA ECHO, civil enforcement case 06-2005-1863.
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Every action against Riverbend Oxidation Pond - Poydras-Verret Wetland with dates, milestones, violation types and EPA's complete case summaries, plus inspections and informal actions.
Capital improvement projects in Chalmette
Chalmette's capital improvement plan lists 15 water, sewer and wastewater line items worth $19M starting 2025–2025. The largest budgeted items are shown here.
All water and sewer capital projects in Chalmette →
| Project | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Riverbend Consolidation | $7,100,000 | 2025–2025 |
| Replacement and Maintenance of Water Meters | $2,615,072 | 2025–2025 |
| Water Project 3.2 | $2,160,000 | 2025–2025 |
| Water and Sewer Point Repairs – Routine Maintenance | $1,300,000 | 2025–2025 |
| Water Project 3.4 | $1,200,000 | 2025–2025 |
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Key contacts
Decision-makers at Riverbend Oxidation Pond - Poydras-Verret Wetland.
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Riverbend Oxidation Pond - Poydras-Verret Wetland: frequently asked questions
Sources and methodology
Flow, permit and violation figures come from the EPA's ICIS-NPDES discharge monitoring records. Population served comes from the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022. Treatment structures are identified by Klarifi's review of aerial imagery, and capital improvement projects are extracted from published municipal budget documents. Violations are counted over the last three years of monitoring reports.
Data refreshed October 26, 2026; facility record last updated July 18, 2023.
Wastewater terms: POTW · MGD · NPDES permit · Inflow and infiltration · Sludge dewatering · Biological nutrient removal · all terms