Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AR0022551

GURDON, CITY OF, Gurdon, AR: NPDES AR0022551 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
10Pollutants under a numeric limit
5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

GURDON, CITY OF holds NPDES permit AR0022551, which discharges to Caney Cr,Terre Noir Cr,Ltl Mo R,Ouachita R. EPA’s file records it issued December 19, 2018 and expiring December 31, 2023.

GURDON, CITY OF, Gurdon, Arkansas: Individual permit AR0022551; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 19, 2018, term to December 31, 2023; discharges to CANEY CR,TERRE NOIR CR,LTL MO R,OUACHITA R; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Coliform, fecal general: 4 limits, 88 violations of any kind, 40 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 99,999% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 99 violations of any kind, 27 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2024, largest 465% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 20 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2016, largest 55% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 9 limits, 83 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 113% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 78 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2019, largest 140% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 48 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Overflows: 1 limit, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Overflow volume [SS0 volume, CSO volume]: 1 limit, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Arkansas holds 381 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 337 were issued before AR0022551.

Coverages issued nearest AR0022551

December 14, 2018: CARTHAGE, CITY OF - CARTHAGE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Carthage, AR0033715, held by Carthage, City of
December 14, 2018: GRAND PRAIRIE BAYOU TWO PUBLIC WATER AUTHORITY-MT. TABOR ESTATES WWTF, Cabot, AR0052299, held by GRAND PRAIRIE BAYOU TWO PUBLIC WATER AUTHORITY
December 17, 2018: FELSENTHAL, CITY OF, Felsenthal, AR0039659, held by FELSENTHAL, TOWN OF
December 19, 2018: CLARENDON, CITY OF - CLARENDON WWTP, Clarendon, AR0021644, held by CLARENDON, CITY OF
December 19, 2018: HEBER SPRINGS WATER & SEWER COMMISSION D/B/A HEBER SPRINGS WATER DEPT WWTP, Heber Springs, AR0022381, held by HEBER SPRINGS WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION D/B/A HEBER SPRINGS WATER DEPARTMENT
December 26, 2018: CENTRAL ARKANSAS WATER - WRIGHTSVILLE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Wrightsville, AR0051021, held by WRIGHTSVILLE, CITY OF
January 2, 2019: PALESTINE, CITY OF - PALESTINE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Palestine, AR0039365, held by Palestine Water Utility
January 8, 2019: WEST HELENA WATER UTILITIES, West Helena, AR0022021, held by WEST HELENA, CITY OF - WATER UTILITIES
January 14, 2019: WEINER, CITY OF, Weiner, AR0020354
January 17, 2019: STAR CITY, CITY OF - WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Star City, AR0046477, held by STAR CITY, CITY OF

GURDON, CITY OF among its neighbors

Its county holds 63, 2 of them major permits; AR0022551 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the county

ALUMACRAFT BOAT COMPANY, Arkadelphia: ARR00A505, minor permit, discharging to Trib,Ouachita R, permit term to June 30, 2019
AMITY WATER PLANT, Amity: ARG640095, minor permit, discharging to LTL ANTOINE CR,OUACHITA R, permit term to November 30, 2021
AMITY, CITY OF, Amity: AR0051101, minor permit, discharging to LTL ANTOINE CR,ANTOINE R,LTL MISSOURI R,OUACHITA R, permit term to July 31, 2019
ANA URQUIDI, Gurdon: ARG550495, minor permit, discharging to Caney Cr,Terre Noire Cr,Ltl Missouri R,Ouachita R, permit term to June 30, 2024
ANTHONY TIMBERLANDS, INC.-BEIRNE FACILITY, Beirne: AR0047546, minor permit, discharging to MCNEELEY CR,LTL MISSOURI R,OUACHITA R, permit term to March 31, 2021
ANTHONY-HIGGS LUMBER COMPANY, Gurdon: ARR00B547, minor permit, discharging to COFFEE CREEK, permit term to June 30, 2019
ARDOT - JOB 070509, CADDO RIVER STR & APPRS (CADDO VALLEY) (S), Caddo Valley: ARR158829, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2026
ARKADELPHIA HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CENTER, Caddo Valley: AR0036749, minor permit, discharging to TRIB,CADDO R,OUACHITA R, permit term to January 31, 2024
ARKADELPHIA READY MIX CONCRETE PLANT, Arkadelphia: ARR001731, minor permit, discharging to Trib,Ouachita R, permit term to June 30, 2019
ARKADELPHIA SANITATION DEPARTMENT, Arkadelphia: ARR000990, minor permit, discharging to OUACHITA RIVER, permit term to June 30, 2019

Identity

Facility as filed	GURDON, CITY OF
Permittee as filed	GURDON, CITY OF
NPDES ID	AR0022551
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	December 19, 2018
Expiration date	December 31, 2023
Address	Gurdon, AR 71743
Receiving water	CANEY CR,TERRE NOIR CR,LTL MO R,OUACHITA R
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

10Pollutants on file
10Under a numeric limit
10With 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
Coliform, fecal general	4	88	40	February 28, 2026	99,999% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	3	99	27	December 31, 2024	465% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	2	44	20	January 31, 2016	55% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	9	83	11	May 31, 2026	113% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	3	78	6	July 31, 2019	140% over the limit
pH	2	48	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	44	0
Overflows	1	20	0
Overflow volume [SS0 volume, CSO volume]	1	20	0
Chlorine, total residual	1	16	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES AR0022551.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES AR0022551.

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES AR0022551.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES AR0022551, held by GURDON, CITY OF in Gurdon, AR, which discharges to Caney Cr, Terre Noir Cr, Ltl Mo R, and Ouachita R. The permit is administratively continued, with a discharger class of 10 and 5 pollutants under a numeric limit, 5 of which show an effluent exceedance.