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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OK0000388

STERLING SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, LLC, Sand Springs, OK: NPDES OK0000388 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

STERLING SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, LLC, held by Sterling Specialty Chemicals, LLC, holds NPDES permit OK0000388, which discharges to 120420010130_00 Arkansas R. EPA’s file records it issued October 11, 2016 and expiring October 31, 2021.

STERLING SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, LLC, Sand Springs, Oklahoma: Individual permit OK0000388, held by Sterling Specialty Chemicals, LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 11, 2016, term to October 31, 2021, by ODEQ; discharges to 120420010130_00 Arkansas R; All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing.

  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 92 violations of any kind, 79 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 3,233% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 44 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2016, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 2 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 32 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2023, largest 10,738% over the limit.
  • Carbon, tot organic [TOC]: 2 limits, 29 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2024, largest 146% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026.
  • Oxidants, total residual: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2022, largest 405% over the limit.
  • Oil & Grease: 2 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total dissolved [TDS]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

STERLING SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, LLC among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 8 discharge permits in the Harlow Creek-Arkansas River subwatershed (HUC 111101010303), OK0000388 among them. Its county holds 55, 9 of them major permits; OK0000388 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Harlow Creek-Arkansas River subwatershed (HUC 111101010303)

  • AAON, INC., Tulsa: OK0045390, minor permit, discharging to 120420 trib/Cherry Ck/ Arkansas R basin, permit term to September 30, 2012
  • CHEMTRADE REFINERY SERVICES INC., Tulsa: OK0036439, minor permit, discharging to 120420010120 Berryhill Ck/Arkansas, permit term to January 31, 2026
  • D & L MANUFACTURING, INC., Tulsa: OK0045373, minor permit, discharging to 120420010010_10 trb/Berryhill/Arkansas, permit term to March 31, 2023
  • HOLLYFRONTIER TULSA REFINING LLC (WEST), Tulsa: OK0000876, major permit, discharging to 120420010010_10 Arkansas River, permit term to May 31, 2020
  • REWORLD TULSA, LLC, Tulsa: OK0044156, minor permit, discharging to 120420 trib/Arkansas R, permit term to February 28, 2026
  • SAND SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AUTH., Sand Springs: OK0040592, minor permit, discharging to 121300040070_00 Hominy Ck/ Bird Ck/ Verdigris R, permit term to April 30, 2019
  • WEBCO INDUSTRIES, SW TUBE DIV., Sand Springs: OK0034193, minor permit, discharging to 120420 City Storm Sewer/ Arkansas, permit term to March 31, 2022

Identity

Facility as filedSTERLING SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, LLC
Permittee as filedSterling Specialty Chemicals, LLC
NPDES IDOK0000388
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedOctober 11, 2016
Expiration dateOctober 31, 2021
Issuing agencyODEQ
AddressSand Springs, OK 74063
Receiving water120420010130_00 Arkansas R
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedHarlow Creek-Arkansas River (HUC 111101010303)
NAICS325998 – All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
SIC2899 – Chemical Preparations
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler OKD072424104; ICIS-AIR source OK0000004014300041

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
Solids, total suspended29279May 31, 20263,233% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general04444September 30, 201699,999% over the limit
E. coli23632August 31, 202310,738% over the limit
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]22916July 31, 2024146% over the limit
pH22111February 28, 2026
Oxidants, total residual273July 31, 2022405% over the limit
Oil & Grease2170
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2120
Solids, total dissolved [TDS]040

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES OK0000388.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES OK0000388.

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 OK0000388.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

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The page covers the NPDES permit OK0000388 for STERLING SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, LLC in Sand Springs, OK. It lists 6 pollutants under a numeric limit and 6 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.