Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AR0001678
U.S. ARMY-PINE BLUFF ARSENAL, Pine Bluff, AR: NPDES AR0001678 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 26Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
U.S. ARMY-PINE BLUFF ARSENAL holds NPDES permit AR0001678, which discharges to Trib,Phillips Cr,Arkansas R. EPA’s file records it issued December 19, 2014 and expiring January 31, 2020. 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 | U.S. ARMY-PINE BLUFF ARSENAL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | U.S. ARMY-PINE BLUFF ARSENAL |
| NPDES ID | AR0001678 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Federal facility |
| Issued | December 19, 2014 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2020 |
| Address | Pine Bluff, AR 71602 |
| Receiving water | TRIB,PHILLIPS CR,ARKANSAS R |
| Subwatershed | Eastwood Bayou-Arkansas River (HUC 111102070603) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 37Pollutants on file
- 26Under a numeric limit
- 30With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 8 | 78 | 78 | October 31, 2019 | |
| Mercury, total recoverable | 4 | 77 | 77 | March 31, 2026 | 684% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 10 | 30 | 30 | February 28, 2014 | 617% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 8 | 20 | 20 | May 31, 2026 | 1,538% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 11 | 17 | 17 | August 31, 2025 | 166% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 3 | 3 | April 30, 2025 | 213% over the limit |
| Whole effluent toxicity | 2 | 2 | 2 | September 30, 2020 | 30% over the limit |
| Benzene | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorobenzene | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ethylbenzene | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichlorobenzene | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1,4-Dichlorobenzene | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 4,4'-DDT | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 4,4'-DDD | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 4,4'-DDE | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute D. pulex | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Report due [yrmoda] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 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 AR0001678.
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.