Overview
Hot Springs Village Cedar Creek wastewater treatment plant serves 5,252 people in Garland County, Arkansas. The facility operates under the U.S. Clean Water Act, with NPDES permits regulating its discharge to local waterways.
Hot Springs Village Cedar Creek is a wastewater treatment plant located in Garland County, Arkansas, serving a population of approximately 5,252 residents. The plant is part of the municipal infrastructure for the Hot Springs Village community, situated in the Ouachita Mountains region of central Arkansas. As a U.S. facility serving a small agglomeration, the plant is subject to the Clean Water Act and operates under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued by the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality. For plants of this scale, secondary treatment is the standard requirement, ensuring removal of organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. The treated effluent from the plant is discharged into local streams that drain into the Ouachita River basin, ultimately flowing to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The plant plays a key role in protecting water quality in the Lake Ouachita watershed, a popular recreational area known for fishing and boating.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into tributaries of the Ouachita River, which flows south through Arkansas and Louisiana before joining the Mississippi River and reaching the Gulf of Mexico. The receiving waters support diverse aquatic life, including several species of freshwater mussels and fish. The Lake Ouachita watershed, part of the larger Ouachita River basin, is ecologically sensitive due to its role in regional biodiversity and recreational use.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Garland County, Arkansas, United States, near the community of Hot Springs Village. Its address is 195 Cloaca Lane, Garland County, Arkansas.
The plant serves approximately 5,252 people in the Hot Springs Village area of Garland County.
The treated effluent is discharged into local streams that are part of the Ouachita River basin, which ultimately flows to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.
As a U.S. wastewater plant, it operates under the Clean Water Act and is regulated by an NPDES permit issued by the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality.
For small agglomerations of this size, secondary treatment is standard under the Clean Water Act, which includes biological treatment to remove organic matter and suspended solids.
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