Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AR0034959
USDINPS-BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER - BUFFALO POINT UPPER SEWER PLANT [U2-A], Yellville, AR: NPDES AR0034959 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
USDINPS-BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER - BUFFALO POINT UPPER SEWER PLANT [U2-A], held by USDINPS-BUFFALO NATL RIVER-BUFFALO POINT UPPER PLANT (U2-A), holds NPDES permit AR0034959, which discharges to Trib Panther Cr,Buffalo R,White R. EPA’s file records it issued January 14, 2014 and expiring January 31, 2019. 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 | USDINPS-BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER - BUFFALO POINT UPPER SEWER PLANT [U2-A] |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | USDINPS-BUFFALO NATL RIVER-BUFFALO POINT UPPER PLANT (U2-A) |
| NPDES ID | AR0034959 |
| 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 | January 14, 2014 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2019 |
| Address | Yellville, AR 72687 |
| Receiving water | TRIB PANTHER CR,BUFFALO R,WHITE R |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 12With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 6 | 18 | 18 | September 30, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 3 | 10 | 10 | July 31, 2026 | 15,082% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 12 | 18 | 4 | January 31, 2025 | 225% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 6 | 4 | January 31, 2025 | 457% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 7 | 1 | December 31, 2007 | 65% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 20 | 22 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 12 | 12 | 0 | ||
| pH | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 4 | 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 AR0034959.
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.