Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AR0038369

AUSTIN, CITY OF, Austin, AR: NPDES AR0038369 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
9Pollutants under a numeric limit
8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

AUSTIN, CITY OF holds NPDES permit AR0038369, which discharges to 4-Mile Cr,Magness Cr,Cypress Bu,Bu Des Arc,White R. EPA’s file records it issued August 30, 2013 and expiring August 31, 2018.

AUSTIN, CITY OF, Austin, Arkansas: Individual permit AR0038369; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 30, 2013, term to August 31, 2018; discharges to 4-MILE CR,MAGNESS CR,CYPRESS BU,BU DES ARC,WHITE R; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 164 violations of any kind, 158 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 948% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 9 limits, 151 violations of any kind, 145 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026, largest 2,256% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 6 limits, 50 violations of any kind, 44 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 596% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 28 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 99,999% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal, colony forming units: 6 limits, 37 violations of any kind, 25 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2022, largest 1,580% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 17 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2023, largest 52% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2025.
E. coli: 0 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 99,999% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Overflows: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Overflow volume [SS0 volume, CSO volume]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Arkansas holds 381 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 47 were issued before AR0038369.

Coverages issued nearest AR0038369

June 25, 2013: FAULKNER COUNTY POID. - SEVEN POINT LAKE SUBDIVISION, Vilonia, AR0050903, held by FAULKNER COUNTY POID - SEVEN POINT LAKE PROJECT
June 28, 2013: WILMAR, CITY OF, Wilmar, AR0040096
August 26, 2013: OZARK, CITY OF, Ozark, AR0021563
August 26, 2013: IMBODEN, CITY OF-WWTF, Imboden, AR0021628, held by IMBODEN, CITY OF
August 26, 2013: STRONG, CITY OF, Strong, AR0021687
September 20, 2013: FOUKE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLT, Fouke, AR0041548, held by FOUKE, CITY OF
September 20, 2013: BAUXITE, CITY OF - WWTF, Bauxite, AR0049786, held by BAUXITE, CITY OF
September 30, 2013: SEARCY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Searcy, AR0021601, held by SEARCY, CITY OF - WWTF
October 29, 2013: DEQUEEN, CITY OF, De Queen, AR0021733
October 29, 2013: LETONA, CITY OF - WWTF, Letona, AR0049859, held by LETONA, CITY OF

AUSTIN, CITY OF among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 20 discharge permits in the Fourmile Creek subwatershed (HUC 080203010103), AR0038369 among them. Its county holds 127, 3 of them major permits; AR0038369 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Fourmile Creek subwatershed (HUC 080203010103)

AUSTIN TRANSFER STATION, Austin: ARR001033, minor permit, discharging to Trib,Four Mile C,White R, permit term to June 30, 2019
CABOT INDOOR SPORT FACILITY, Cabot: ARR157621, minor permit, discharging to 4Mi Cr,Cypress Bu,Bu Des Arc,White R,Mississippi R, permit term to October 31, 2026
CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT - CABOT PRE-K NORTH SCHOOL, Austin: ARR158140, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2026
CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT - CABOT PRE-K NORTH SCHOOL, Austin: ARR158191, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2026
CAIDEN PLACE, Cabot: ARR157415, minor permit, discharging to Trib,FourMile Cr,White R, permit term to October 31, 2026
CITY OF CABOT, AR - LYON COLLEGE VET SCHOOL, Cabot: ARR158746, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2026
DARREN G. RICE, Cabot: ARG550519, minor permit, discharging to Trib,Fourmile Cr,Cypress Bayou,White R, permit term to June 30, 2024
DEERFIELD ESTATES PHASE VI, Ward: ARR157499, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2026
ENVISION CONTRACTING & DEVELOPMENT-MOUNTAIN RIDGE ESTATES, Austin: ARR158077, minor permit, discharging to Trib,Fourmile Cr,Cypress Bu,Bu Des Arc,White R, permit term to October 31, 2026
ENVISION CONTRACTING & DEVELOPMENT, LLC - ENVISION CONTRACTING & DEVELOPMENT, LL, Austin: ARR158225, minor permit, discharging to White River, permit term to October 31, 2026

Identity

Facility as filed	AUSTIN, CITY OF
Permittee as filed	AUSTIN, CITY OF
NPDES ID	AR0038369
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	August 30, 2013
Expiration date	August 31, 2018
Address	Austin, AR 72007
Receiving water	4-MILE CR,MAGNESS CR,CYPRESS BU,BU DES ARC,WHITE R
Subwatershed	Fourmile Creek (HUC 080203010103)
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

12Pollutants on file
9Under a numeric limit
12With a violation of any kind
8With 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	6	164	158	May 31, 2026	948% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	9	151	145	April 30, 2026	2,256% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	6	50	44	February 28, 2026	596% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	0	32	28	February 28, 2026	99,999% over the limit
Coliform, fecal, colony forming units	6	37	25	February 28, 2022	1,580% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	2	19	17	May 31, 2023	52% over the limit
pH	2	8	4	April 30, 2025
E. coli	0	5	2	February 28, 2026	99,999% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	6	0
Chlorine, total residual	0	3	0
Overflows	1	2	0
Overflow volume [SS0 volume, CSO volume]	1	2	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES AR0038369.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES AR0038369.

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 AR0038369.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit AR0038369, held by AUSTIN, CITY OF in Austin, AR, which discharges to 4-MILE CR, MAGNESS CR, CYPRESS BU, BU DES ARC and WHITE R within the Fourmile Creek subwatershed (HUC 080203010103). The permit is listed as administratively continued, with a discharger class of Minor, and the page reports 9 as the discharger class figure, 8 pollutants under a numeric limit and 8 pollutants with an effluent exceedance. Status and dates reflect EPA's permit file as loaded on October 14, 2026, with the permit issued August 30, 2013 and expiring August 31, 2018.