The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Earle, Arkansas, (“Earle”) entered into a January 11th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. See LIS No. 20-203.
The CAO provides that Earle operates a municipal wastewater treatment facility (“Facility”) in Crittenden County, Arkansas.
The Facility is stated to discharge treated wastewater to the Tyronza River and eventually the St. Francis River. The discharge is authorized pursuant to an NPDES permit.
DEQ is stated to have conducted a Reconnaissance Inspection of the Facility on November 20, 2019. The following violations were allegedly identified: