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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ARG500009

GRANITE MOUNTAIN QUARRIES #3, Bauxite, AR: NPDES ARG500009 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

GRANITE MOUNTAIN QUARRIES #3, held by MCGEORGE CONTRACTING CO., holds NPDES permit ARG500009, which discharges to Ditch,Hurrican Cr,Ouachita R. EPA’s file records it issued August 1, 2015 and expiring January 31, 2021.

GRANITE MOUNTAIN QUARRIES #3, Bauxite, Arkansas: Coverage under a general permit ARG500009, held by MCGEORGE CONTRACTING CO.; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 1, 2015, term to January 31, 2021; discharges to Ditch,Hurrican Cr,Ouachita R; Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying.

  • Oil & Grease: 4 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2014, largest 230% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2023, largest 23% over the limit.
  • pH: 6 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total dissolved: 4 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

GRANITE MOUNTAIN QUARRIES #3 among its neighbors

Its county holds 229, 5 of them major permits; ARG500009 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the county

  • ADAM SMITH RESIDENCE, Little Rock: ARG550625, minor permit, discharging to Trib,Hurricae Cr,Hurricane Lk,Hurricane Cr,Saline, permit term to June 30, 2024
  • AGUA BLANCA VILLAGE, Shannon Hills: ARR154389, minor permit, discharging to Trib,Otter Cr,Fourche Cr,Arkansas R, permit term to October 31, 2021
  • ALMATIS, INC., Bauxite: AR0050270, minor permit, discharging to HURRICANE CR,SALINE RV,OUACHITA RV, permit term to December 31, 2015
  • AMBIENT MINERALS, INC., Benton: ARR000084, minor permit, discharging to SALINE RIVER, permit term to June 30, 2019
  • 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
  • ANGLEBOARD, Benton: ARR000257, minor permit, discharging to SALINE RIVER, permit term to June 30, 2019
  • AR QUALITY HOMES INC. - MOUNTAIN RIDGE ESTATES, Benton: ARR158449, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2026
  • ARDOT, Benton: ARR158050, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2026
  • ARDOT - 012479 DISTRICT 6 CABLE MEDIAN BARRIER, Hensley: ARR158418, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2026

Identity

Facility as filedGRANITE MOUNTAIN QUARRIES #3
Permittee as filedMCGEORGE CONTRACTING CO.
NPDES IDARG500009
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedAugust 1, 2015
Expiration dateJanuary 31, 2021
AddressBauxite, AR 72011
Receiving waterDitch,Hurrican Cr,Ouachita R
NAICS212319 – Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying
SIC1422 – Crushed And Broken Limestone

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Oil & Grease4204March 31, 2014230% over the limit
Solids, total suspended4193June 30, 202323% over the limit
pH6210
Solids, total dissolved4200
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant4160

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES ARG500009.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES ARG500009.

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 ARG500009.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES discharge permit ARG500009 for GRANITE MOUNTAIN QUARRIES #3 in Bauxite, AR, held by MCGEORGE CONTRACTING CO., which discharges to Ditch,Hurrican Cr,Ouachita R. The permit is listed as administratively continued with a Minor Discharger class, 2 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 2 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.