Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AR0020664
USDA FOREST SERVICE - BLANCHARD SPRINGS CAVERNS, Fiftysix, AR: NPDES AR0020664 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
USDA FOREST SERVICE - BLANCHARD SPRINGS CAVERNS, held by USDA Forest Service - Blanchard Springs Caverns, holds NPDES permit AR0020664, which discharges to N Sylamore Cr,White R. EPA’s file records it issued December 28, 2018 and expiring December 31, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | USDA FOREST SERVICE - BLANCHARD SPRINGS CAVERNS |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | USDA Forest Service - Blanchard Springs Caverns |
| NPDES ID | AR0020664 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Federal facility |
| Issued | December 28, 2018 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2023 |
| Address | Fiftysix, AR 72533 |
| Receiving water | N Sylamore Cr,White R |
| NAICS | 721211 – Rv [Recreational Vehicle] Parks and Campgrounds |
| SIC | 7033 – Trailer Parks And Campsites |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 3With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 16 | 4 | April 30, 2023 | 200% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 1 | 1 | September 30, 2011 | 20% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 0 | 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 AR0020664.
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 October 14, 2026.