Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ARG550854
JOHN BRADLEY MEARA, Garfield, AR: NPDES ARG550854 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
JOHN BRADLEY MEARA, held by John Bradley Meara, holds NPDES permit ARG550854, which discharges to Trb,Beaver Lk,Whute R. EPA’s file records it issued March 25, 2025 and expiring June 30, 2029. 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 | JOHN BRADLEY MEARA |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | John Bradley Meara |
| NPDES ID | ARG550854 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 25, 2025 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2029 |
| Address | Garfield, AR 72732 |
| Receiving water | Trb,Beaver Lk,Whute R |
| Subwatershed | Beaver Dam-Beaver Lake (HUC 110100010710) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 6Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 2 | 2 | December 31, 2026 (as filed; later than the file's load date) | 86% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 2 | 2 | December 31, 2026 (as filed; later than the file's load date) | 577% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 2 | December 31, 2026 (as filed; later than the file's load date) | 52% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 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 ARG550854.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES ARG550854.
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 ARG550854.
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.