Wastewater Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and St. Landry Parish Carwash Operator Enter into Settlement Agreement
March 03, 2026
By:
Walter G. Wright
Category:
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
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The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Boing US Holdings, Inc. (“Boing”) entered into a Settlement Agreement (“SA”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“LPDES”) Permit. See SA-WE-24-0042.
The SA provides that Boing owns and/or operates a carwash in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
LDEQ is stated to have conducted a file review of the carwash facility to determine degree of compliance with applicable regulations and/or permit.
The following violations were allegedly identified:
- Failure to submit Discharge Monitoring Reports in a timely manner.
- Failure to comply with LPDES Permit listing various exceedance of the effluent limits.
- Failure to increase the monitoring frequency as indicated in the LPDES Permit.
- Failure to submit an accurate/complete quarterly Discharge Monitoring Reports for the fourth quarter of 2022 for Outfall 001.
- Failure to comply with the Louisiana Sewage Sludge and Biosolids Use or Disposal General Permit.
The SA requires that Boing undertake certain steps to meet and/or maintain compliance with the water quality regulations.
Boing denies it committed any violations or that it is liable for any fines, forfeitures, and/or penalties.
A copy of the SA can be found here.
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