Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AR0044881

SALINE COUNTY WATERWORKS AND SANITARY SEWER PUBLIC FACILITIES BOARD, Alexander, AR: NPDES AR0044881 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
9Pollutants under a numeric limit
7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

SALINE COUNTY WATERWORKS AND SANITARY SEWER PUBLIC FACILITIES BOARD holds NPDES permit AR0044881, which discharges to Crooked Cr,Fourche Cr,Arkansas R. EPA’s file records it issued July 20, 2015 and expiring July 31, 2020.

SALINE COUNTY WATERWORKS AND SANITARY SEWER PUBLIC FACILITIES BOARD, Alexander, Arkansas: Individual permit AR0044881; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued July 20, 2015, term to July 31, 2020; discharges to CROOKED CR,FOURCHE CR,ARKANSAS R.

Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 9 limits, 77 violations of any kind, 74 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 343% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 52 violations of any kind, 49 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 162% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 34 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 99,999% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2025, largest 340% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2004, largest 113% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest November 30, 2012, largest 28% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2018.
Overflows: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Overflow volume [SS0 volume, CSO volume]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Arkansas holds 381 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 148 were issued before AR0044881.

Coverages issued nearest AR0044881

July 9, 2015: HICKORY RIDGE, CITY OF, Hickory Ridge, AR0034720
July 15, 2015: SEDGWICK, CITY OF, Sedgwick, AR0043443
July 20, 2015: PARAGOULD LIGHT WATER AND CABLE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Paragould, AR0033766, held by PARAGOULD LIGHT, WATER AND CABLE WWTP
July 20, 2015: HORATIO, CITY OF, Horatio, AR0035785
July 20, 2015: ULM, CITY OF, Ulm, AR0038008
July 20, 2015: HIGHLAND WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Cherokee Village, AR0050261, held by HIGHLAND, CITY OF
July 20, 2015: ROSE BUD, CITY OF, Rose Bud, AR0051403
July 21, 2015: BRADLEY, CITY OF-WWTP, Bradley, AR0020621, held by BRADLEY, CITY OF
July 21, 2015: NEWARK, CITY OF, Newark, AR0021229
July 29, 2015: DES ARC, CITY OF, Des Arc, AR0022225

SALINE COUNTY WATERWORKS AND SANITARY SEWER PUBLIC FACILITIES BOARD among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 48 discharge permits in the Owner Creek-Fourche Creek subwatershed (HUC 111102070201), AR0044881 among them. Its county holds 229, 5 of them major permits; AR0044881 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Owner Creek-Fourche Creek subwatershed (HUC 111102070201)

13122 ALEXANDER ROAD LAND CLEARING PROJECT, Little Rock: ARR157841, minor permit, discharging to Trib,Crooked Cr,Fourche Cr,Arkansas R, permit term to October 31, 2026
2019 WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS CONTRACT 2-WATER LINE IMPROVEMENTS, Little Rock: ARR156999, minor permit, discharging to Fourche Cr,Panther Cr,Hurricane Cr,AR R, permit term to October 31, 2021
ANDRES GARDENS PUD, Bryant: ARR152094, minor permit, discharging to Trib,Crooked Cr,Arkansas R, permit term to October 31, 2016
ANDRES WOODS/PHASE 1, Bryant: ARR154198, minor permit, discharging to Trib,Crooked Cr,fourche Cr,Arkansas R, permit term to October 31, 2016
ARKANSAS STORAGE CENTERS XIV, Bryant: ARR158028, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2026
AUTUMN HILLS ESTATES SUBDIV, Bryant: ARR156531, minor permit, discharging to Trib,Crooked Cr,Fourche Cr,Arkansas R, permit term to October 31, 2021
B.R. MCGINTY MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, Bryant: ARG550377, minor permit, discharging to FOURCHE CR, AR R, permit term to June 30, 2024
CARTER OFF-ROAD PARK, LLC, Alexander: ARR157236, minor permit, discharging to Trib,Fourche Cr,Arkansas R, permit term to October 31, 2026
CHARLES DODSON RESIDENCE, Little Rock: ARG550331, minor permit, discharging to TRIB FOURCHE CRK TO ARK RIVER, permit term to June 30, 2014
COPART - LITTLE ROCK, AR, Little Rock: ARR157974, minor permit, discharging to Trib,Crooked Cr,Fourche Cr,Arkansas R, permit term to October 31, 2026

Identity

Facility as filed	SALINE COUNTY WATERWORKS AND SANITARY SEWER PUBLIC FACILITIES BOARD
Permittee as filed	SALINE COUNTY WATERWORKS AND SANITARY SEWER PUBLIC FACILITIES BOARD
NPDES ID	AR0044881
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	July 20, 2015
Expiration date	July 31, 2020
Address	Alexander, AR 72002
Receiving water	CROOKED CR,FOURCHE CR,ARKANSAS R
Subwatershed	Owner Creek-Fourche Creek (HUC 111102070201)

Effluent limits and exceedances

10Pollutants on file
9Under a numeric limit
9With a violation of any kind
7With 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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	9	77	74	June 30, 2026	343% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	3	52	49	July 31, 2026	162% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	2	36	34	July 31, 2026	99,999% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	3	9	4	August 31, 2025	340% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	0	4	4	April 30, 2004	113% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	2	2	1	November 30, 2012	28% over the limit
pH	2	1	1	October 31, 2018
Overflows	1	1	0
Overflow volume [SS0 volume, CSO volume]	1	1	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES AR0044881.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES AR0044881.

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 AR0044881.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit AR0044881, held by Saline County Waterworks and Sanitary Sewer Public Facilities Board for its publicly owned treatment works, which discharges to Crooked Cr, Fourche Cr and Arkansas R. The permit is listed as administratively continued, with 9 as its discharger class, 7 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 7 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.