Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AR0036692
MENA, CITY OF - MENA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Mena, AR: NPDES AR0036692 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 24Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MENA, CITY OF - MENA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, held by MENA, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit AR0036692, which discharges to Trib,Prairie Cr,Ouachita River. EPA’s file records it issued July 27, 2017 and expiring August 31, 2022. 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 | MENA, CITY OF - MENA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MENA, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | AR0036692 |
| 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 | July 27, 2017 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2022 |
| Address | Mena, AR 71953 |
| Receiving water | TRIB,PRAIRIE CR,OUACHITA RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Brier Creek-Prairie Creek (HUC 080401010103) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 26Pollutants on file
- 24Under a numeric limit
- 17With 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 | 51 | 50 | August 31, 2024 | 773% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 28 | 28 | January 31, 2019 | 219% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 22 | 22 | August 31, 2024 | 39% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 19 | 19 | March 31, 2024 | |
| Whole effluent toxicity | 0 | 43 | 11 | March 31, 2017 | 94% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 3 | 12 | 9 | June 30, 2024 | 95,138% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 7 | 7 | July 31, 2020 | 390% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 3 | 3 | October 31, 2002 | 27% over the limit |
| Peracetic Acid | 0 | 3 | 3 | April 30, 2024 | 80% over the limit |
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - P. promelas | 3 | 2 | 2 | December 31, 2025 | 81% over the limit |
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - C. dubia | 3 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2025 | 20% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 1 | 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 | ||
| Total phenols | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Overflows | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Overflow volume [SS0 volume, CSO volume] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 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 AR0036692.
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.
Watch this permit
One permit holder, $99/month. Watch the register for one permit holder and the places and receiving waters tied to its permits. Choose “One permit holder” and enter this permit’s NPDES ID, AR0036692.
Start the watch
- One permit holder — $99/month
- One watershed — $2,990/year
- One state — $4,990/year
- The whole register — $18,000/year
How we handle your data → Privacy
EPA publishes a free Detailed Facility Report for every permit on ECHO: its compliance status quarter by quarter, its inspections, and its enforcement actions and penalties. EPA also sends free notices of new inspections and enforcement actions through ECHO Notify; enter NPDES ID AR0036692 there.
Nearby on the register
- Discharge permits in Mena
- Every permit record in Mena, A to Z
- Discharge permits in Arkansas
- Every permit record in Arkansas, A to Z
Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.