Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AR0050296
EI DORADO, CITY OF-OUACHITA RIVER JOINT PIPELINE, El Dorado, AR: NPDES AR0050296 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 33Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
EI DORADO, CITY OF-OUACHITA RIVER JOINT PIPELINE, held by EL DORADO WATER UTILITIES JOINT PIPELINE, holds NPDES permit AR0050296, which discharges to Ouachita R. EPA’s file records it issued November 8, 2013 and expiring November 30, 2018. 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 | EI DORADO, CITY OF-OUACHITA RIVER JOINT PIPELINE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | EL DORADO WATER UTILITIES JOINT PIPELINE |
| NPDES ID | AR0050296 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 8, 2013 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2018 |
| Address | El Dorado, AR |
| Receiving water | Ouachita R |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Crooked Creek-Ouachita River (HUC 080402010803) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 33Pollutants on file
- 33Under a numeric limit
- 33With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 124 | 116 | July 31, 2026 | 1,483% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 19 | 11 | February 28, 2026 | 125% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 9 | 5 | August 31, 2025 | 42% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 8 | 4 | May 31, 2021 | 1,757% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 6 | 2 | June 30, 2023 | 564% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium III | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total recoverable | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 1 | 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 AR0050296.
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.