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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OKP003023

BAR-S FOODS, INC., Clinton, OK: NPDES OKP003023 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

BAR-S FOODS, INC., held by BAR-S Foods, Inc., holds NPDES permit OKP003023, which discharges to Clinton, City Of - Potw. EPA’s file records it issued May 24, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2026.

BAR-S FOODS, INC., Clinton, Oklahoma: Individual industrial user permit OKP003023, held by BAR-S Foods, Inc.; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 24, 2021, term to June 30, 2026, by ODEQ; discharges to Clinton, City of - POTW.

  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 77 violations of any kind, 40 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2010, largest 73% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 122 violations of any kind, 26 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2024, largest 156% over the limit.
  • Chloride [as Cl]: 4 limits, 118 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2025, largest 210% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 116 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 327% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 62 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2016.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2021, largest 388% over the limit.
  • Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 1 limit, 27 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2004, largest 602% over the limit.
  • Oil and grease, hexane extr method: 4 limits, 104 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 52 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • August 21, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).
  • August 12, 2026: Evaluation (IU) (S).
  • February 17, 2026: Evaluation (S).
  • September 9, 2020: Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records (ST6).
  • September 9, 2020: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).
  • October 3, 2018: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).

BAR-S FOODS, INC. among its neighbors

Its county holds 3, 1 of them major permits; OKP003023 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the county

  • CLINTON, CITY OF, Clinton: OK0031011, major permit, discharging to 310830030010 Washita River, permit term to October 31, 2021
  • THOMAS PWA, Thomas: OK0038971, minor permit, discharging to 520620010150_00 trib/Canadian R., permit term to December 31, 2024

Identity

Facility as filedBAR-S FOODS, INC.
Permittee as filedBAR-S Foods, Inc.
NPDES IDOKP003023
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual industrial user permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedMay 24, 2021
Expiration dateJune 30, 2026
Issuing agencyODEQ
AddressClinton, OK 73601
Receiving waterClinton, City of - POTW
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler OKR000040030; ICIS-AIR source OK0000004003900066

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
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant27740June 30, 201073% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C412226August 31, 2024156% over the limit
Chloride [as Cl]411818October 31, 2025210% over the limit
Solids, total suspended411616May 31, 2026327% over the limit
pH26216September 30, 2016
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]41612January 31, 2021388% over the limit
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit1271May 31, 2004602% over the limit
Oil and grease, hexane extr method41040
Coliform, fecal general0520

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
September 9, 2020Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain RecordsST6
September 9, 2020Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect ReportingST6
October 3, 2018Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
August 12, 2026Evaluation (IU)S
February 17, 2026EvaluationS

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
August 21, 2026Letter of Violation/ Warning LetterState

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES OKP003023, held by BAR-S FOODS, INC. in Clinton, OK, which is administratively continued and classed as a minor discharger. The register lists 8 pollutants under a numeric limit and 7 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, out of 9 pollutants with effluent limits and exceedances.