Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AR0046698
WEST FRASER, INC.-LEOLA LUMBER MILL, Leola, AR: NPDES AR0046698 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WEST FRASER, INC.-LEOLA LUMBER MILL, held by WEST FRASER, INC., holds NPDES permit AR0046698, which discharges to Trib,Saline R,Ouachita R. EPA’s file records it issued March 28, 2018 and expiring March 31, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | WEST FRASER, INC.-LEOLA LUMBER MILL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WEST FRASER, INC. |
| NPDES ID | AR0046698 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 28, 2018 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2023 |
| Address | Leola, AR 72084 |
| Receiving water | TRIB,SALINE R,OUACHITA R |
| Subwatershed | Chapel Creek-Saline River (HUC 080402030808) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 47 | 38 | February 28, 2025 | 1,443% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 42 | 33 | November 30, 2024 | 383% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 13 | 4 | November 30, 2024 | 40% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 6 | 2 | August 31, 2025 | 6% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 8 | 1 | July 31, 2025 | 1% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Debris, floating [severity] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 3 | 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 AR0046698.
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 14, 2026.