Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AR0042951

ASHDOWN WW TREATMENT PLANT, Ashdown, AR: NPDES AR0042951 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MajorDischarger class
9Pollutants under a numeric limit
3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

ASHDOWN WW TREATMENT PLANT, held by ASHDOWN, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit AR0042951, which discharges to Domtar Canal,Red R. EPA’s file records it issued August 31, 2009 and expiring August 31, 2014.

ASHDOWN WW TREATMENT PLANT, Ashdown, Arkansas: Individual permit AR0042951, held by ASHDOWN, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 31, 2009, term to August 31, 2014; discharges to DOMTAR CANAL,RED R.

Coliform, fecal general: 4 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 28 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2024, largest 2,400% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 25 violations of any kind, 19 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2015, largest 89% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2015, largest 51% over the limit.
Chloride [as Cl]: 2 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total dissolved: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Arkansas holds 381 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 12 were issued before AR0042951. ASHDOWN, CITY OF holds 2 permits in Arkansas.

Other permits held by ASHDOWN, CITY OF

ASHDOWN, CITY OF, Ashdown: ARL042951, issued January 1, 2021

Coverages issued nearest AR0042951

February 29, 2008: GARLAND, CITY OF, Garland, AR0050857
September 30, 2008: BENTON UTILITIES WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Benton, AR0036498, held by BENTON, CITY OF
October 31, 2008: WILMOT, CITY OF, Wilmot, AR0050989
November 30, 2008: PARKDALE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Parkdale, AR0050997, held by Parkdale, City of
August 31, 2009: TILLAR, CITY OF, Tillar, AR0033707
October 31, 2009: JUNCTION CITY, CITY OF, Junction City, AR0022179
October 31, 2009: TEXARKANA, CITY OF-NORTH WWTP, Texarkana, AR0048691
February 28, 2010: YELLVILLE, CITY OF, Yellville, AR0034037
February 28, 2010: KINGSLAND, CITY OF, Kingsland, AR0043672
April 30, 2010: HAMBURG, CITY OF, Hamburg, AR0034029

ASHDOWN WW TREATMENT PLANT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 3 discharge permits in the Haney Creek-Red River subwatershed (HUC 111401060606), AR0042951 among them. Its county holds 31, 3 of them major permits; AR0042951 is a major permit.

Other permits in the Haney Creek-Red River subwatershed (HUC 111401060606)

ASHDOWN, CITY OF, Ashdown: ARL042951, major permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
DOMTAR A.W. LLC - ASHDOWN MILL, Ashdown: AR0002968, major permit, discharging to PIPING & OPEN CANAL,RED RV, permit term to April 30, 2012

Identity

Facility as filed	ASHDOWN WW TREATMENT PLANT
Permittee as filed	ASHDOWN, CITY OF
NPDES ID	AR0042951
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	August 31, 2009
Expiration date	August 31, 2014
Address	Ashdown, AR 71822
Receiving water	DOMTAR CANAL,RED R
Subwatershed	Haney Creek-Red River (HUC 111401060606)

Effluent limits and exceedances

11Pollutants on file
9Under a numeric limit
11With a violation of any kind
3With 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	32	28	June 30, 2024	2,400% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	3	25	19	December 31, 2015	89% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	3	13	7	March 31, 2015	51% over the limit
Chloride [as Cl]	2	18	0
Solids, total dissolved	2	16	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	9	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	5	0
pH	2	4	0
Sulfate, total [as SO4]	2	2	0
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]	0	2	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	0	2	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES AR0042951.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES AR0042951.

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 AR0042951.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES AR0042951 for the ASHDOWN WW TREATMENT PLANT in Ashdown, AR, held by ASHDOWN, CITY OF, which discharges to DOMTAR CANAL,RED R within the Haney Creek-Red River subwatershed (HUC 111401060606). The page lists 11 pollutants on file, 9 under a numeric limit, 3 with an effluent exceedance, and 11 with a violation of any kind.