Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AR0034380
STUTTGART, CITY OF, Stuttgart, AR: NPDES AR0034380 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 23Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 2Inspections on file
- 1Formal enforcement actions
STUTTGART, CITY OF holds NPDES permit AR0034380, which discharges to Dit,King Bu,Bu Meto,Arkansas R. EPA’s file records it issued January 29, 2015 and expiring January 31, 2020.
STUTTGART, CITY OF, Stuttgart, Arkansas: Individual permit AR0034380; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 29, 2015, term to January 31, 2020; discharges to DIT,KING BU,BU METO,ARKANSAS R; Sewage Treatment Facilities.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 250 violations of any kind, 204 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 2,833% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 171 violations of any kind, 143 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 146 violations of any kind, 104 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 1,530% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 85 violations of any kind, 75 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2022, largest 15,718% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 6 limits, 94 violations of any kind, 52 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 771% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 52 violations of any kind, 38 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Copper, total recoverable: 3 limits, 52 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2022, largest 241% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 31 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2019.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 1999, largest 72% over the limit.
- Whole effluent toxicity: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2004, largest 2% over the limit.
- Mercury, total recoverable: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2024, largest 108% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 3 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 3 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Overflows: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Overflow volume [SS0 volume, CSO volume]: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Peracetic Acid: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- July 7, 2026: State Administrative Order of Consent (State), $1,000 state or local penalty.
- April 24, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).
- April 24, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).
- April 9, 2026: Evaluation (S).
- April 9, 2026: Evaluation (S).
Arkansas holds 381 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 129 were issued before AR0034380. STUTTGART, CITY OF holds 2 permits in Arkansas.
Other permits held by STUTTGART, CITY OF
- STUTTGART, CITY OF - CLASS IV LANDFILL, North Stuttgart: ARG160044, issued September 2, 2014
Coverages issued nearest AR0034380
- January 16, 2015: PRAIRIE GROVE WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT, Prairie Grove, AR0022098, held by PRAIRIE GROVE, CITY OF WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITIES
- January 16, 2015: CARLISLE, CITY OF, Carlisle, AR0033740
- January 16, 2015: NORTH CROSSETT UTILITIES, North Crossett Industrial Park, AR0033812
- January 22, 2015: KEO, CITY OF, Keo, AR0037613
- January 29, 2015: LEACHVILLE, CITY OF, Leachville, AR0022012
- January 29, 2015: RAVENDEN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Ravenden, AR0041254, held by RAVENDEN, CITY OF
- January 30, 2015: HELENA MUNICIPAL WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM, Helena, AR0043389
- February 26, 2015: LOST BRIDGE VILLAGE WATER AND SEWER DISTRICTS, Garfield, AR0036676, held by LOST BRIDGE VILLAGE WATER & SEWER DISTRICT
- March 26, 2015: HOLLY GROVE, CITY OF, Holly Grove, AR0022438
- March 26, 2015: MOUNT IDA, CITY OF, Mount Ida, AR0033855
STUTTGART, CITY OF among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 11 discharge permits in the King Bayou subwatershed (HUC 080204020306), AR0034380 among them. Its county holds 42, 2 of them major permits; AR0034380 is a major permit.
Other permits in the King Bayou subwatershed (HUC 080204020306)
- COLD STEPPE, INC. - COLDE STEPPE INC - BIOCHAR FACILITY, Stuttgart: ARR158400, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2026
- GRAND PRAIRIE REGIONAL WATER DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT - GRAND PRAIRIE REGIONAL WATE, Stuttgart: ARR158214, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2026
- LENNOX INDUSTRIES, Stuttgart: ARR00A228, minor permit, discharging to Kings Bayou Dit,Bayou Meto,Arkansas R, permit term to June 30, 2019
- RING CONTAINER TECHNOLOGIES, Stuttgart: ARR001690, minor permit, discharging to King Bu,Crooked Cr,Bu Meto,Arkansas R, permit term to June 30, 2019
- RING CONTAINER TECHOLOGIES, Stuttgart: ARR000888, minor permit, discharging to KING BAYOU, permit term to June 30, 2014
- STUTTGART ARENA & BALL FIELDS, Stuttgart: ARR157950, minor permit, discharging to Trib,King Bu, permit term to October 31, 2026
- STUTTGART BLUE SEAL PETROLEUM, INC., Stuttgart: ARR000724, minor permit, discharging to Dit,Riceland Pond,Dit,Kings Bu, permit term to June 30, 2019
- STUTTGART DIMP PHASE 1-7 (WO# PENDING), Stuttgart: ARR157884, minor permit, discharging to Trib,LaGrue Bu,White R,Mississippi R, permit term to October 31, 2026
- STUTTGART, CITY OF, Stuttgart: ARL034380, major permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
- WATER & SEWER UPGRADES, Stuttgart: ARR153028, minor permit, discharging to Trib,Kings Bayou,Bayou Meto,Arkansas R, permit term to October 31, 2021
Identity
| Facility as filed | STUTTGART, CITY OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | STUTTGART, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | AR0034380 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 29, 2015 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2020 |
| Address | Stuttgart, AR 72160 |
| Receiving water | DIT,KING BU,BU METO,ARKANSAS R |
| Subwatershed | King Bayou (HUC 080204020306) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 28Pollutants on file
- 23Under a numeric limit
- 28With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 250 | 204 | July 31, 2026 | 2,833% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 171 | 143 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 146 | 104 | July 31, 2026 | 1,530% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 85 | 75 | November 30, 2022 | 15,718% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 94 | 52 | July 31, 2026 | 771% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 52 | 38 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 3 | 52 | 6 | September 30, 2022 | 241% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 31 | 3 | May 31, 2019 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 3 | 3 | March 31, 1999 | 72% over the limit |
| Whole effluent toxicity | 0 | 10 | 2 | March 31, 2004 | 2% over the limit |
| Mercury, total recoverable | 0 | 7 | 1 | September 30, 2024 | 108% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Overflows | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Overflow volume [SS0 volume, CSO volume] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Peracetic Acid | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES AR0034380.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 9, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
| April 9, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
Formal enforcement and penalties
1 formal actions, 1 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.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Federal penalty | State or local penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2026 | State Administrative Order of Consent | State | $1,000 |
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 24, 2026 | Notice of Noncompliance Issued | State |
| April 24, 2026 | Notice of Noncompliance Issued | State |
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