Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AR0002968
DOMTAR A.W. LLC - ASHDOWN MILL, Ashdown, AR: NPDES AR0002968 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 34Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
DOMTAR A.W. LLC - ASHDOWN MILL, held by DOMTAR A.W. LLC, holds NPDES permit AR0002968, which discharges to Piping & Open Canal,Red Rv. EPA’s file records it issued March 31, 2007 and expiring April 30, 2012. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | DOMTAR A.W. LLC - ASHDOWN MILL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | DOMTAR A.W. LLC |
| NPDES ID | AR0002968 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 31, 2007 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2012 |
| Address | Ashdown, AR 71822 |
| Receiving water | PIPING & OPEN CANAL,RED RV |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Haney Creek-Red River (HUC 111401060606) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler ARD043192988; ICIS-AIR source AR0000000508100002 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 34Pollutants on file
- 34Under a numeric limit
- 34With a violation of any kind
- 5With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 17 | 5 | January 31, 2023 | 79% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 11 | 3 | April 30, 2020 | 140% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg C per cfs of streamflw | 8 | 4 | 2 | September 30, 2014 | 118% over the limit |
| 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin | 7 | 18 | 1 | September 30, 2002 | 43% over the limit |
| Trichlorosyringol | 3 | 5 | 1 | November 30, 2006 | 100% over the limit |
| Chloroform | 6 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 8 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Halogens, adsorbable organic | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzofuran | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Pentachlorophenol | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,6-Trichloroguaiacol | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,6-Trichlorocatechol | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,5-Trichloroguaiacol | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,5-Trichlorocatechol | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachloroguaiacol | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachlorocatechol | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 4,5,6-Trichloroguaiacol | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES AR0002968.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.