Riverbend Oxidation Pond - Poydras-Verret Wetland
Chalmette, LA · St. Bernard County · Publicly Owned Treatment Works
- Average flow
- 0.28 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 0.28 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 179 recorded violations in the last three years.
Treatment technology
Treatment structures identified at this facility. Exact unit counts are available in Klarifi.
Treatment structure data not yet analyzed for this facility.
Compliance snapshot (last 3 years)
- Total violations
- 179
- Effluent violations
- 179
Based on NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports. Full violation history, parameters and discharge data available in the Klarifi platform.
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 |
Full project details — scope, funding source, engineering consultant and the decision-makers behind each project — are available in Klarifi, along with similar wastewater capital projects in other cities.
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 September 11, 2026; facility record last updated July 18, 2023.