Editing Pine Bluff, Arkansas (section)

== Infrastructure ==
=== Highways ===
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* [[File:I-530 (AR 1961).svg|25px]] [[Interstate 530]]
* [[File:US 63 (1961).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 63 in Arkansas|US Route 63]]
* [[File:US 65 (1961).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 65 in Arkansas|US Route 65]]
* [[File:US 79 (1961).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 79 in Arkansas|US Route 79]]
* [[File:US 270.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 270]]
* [[File:US 425.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 425]]
* [[File:Arkansas 15.svg|20px]] [[Arkansas Highway 15|Highway 15]]
* [[File:Arkansas 54.svg|20px]] Highway 54
* [[File:Arkansas 81.svg|20px]] Highway 81
* [[File:Arkansas 190.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 190|Highway 190]]
* [[File:Arkansas 365.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 365|Highway 365]]
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=== Water ===
Located on the navigable [[Arkansas River]], with a slackwater harbor, Pine Bluff is accessible by water via the Port of Pine Bluff, the anchor of the city's Harbor Industrial District.

=== Air ===
Daily commercial air freight and passenger services, along with scheduled commuter flights, are available at the [[Clinton National Airport]] (formerly Little Rock National Airport), Adams Field, (LIT), some 40 minutes driving time from Pine Bluff via [[Interstate 530]] and interstate connectors.

Pine Bluff's municipal [[airport]], [[Grider Field]] (PBF), is located four miles southeast of the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airnav.com/airport/KPBF |title=KPBF – Grider Field Airport |publisher=AirNav |access-date=October 31, 2016}}</ref>  The airport serves as home base for corporate and [[general aviation]] aircraft. Charter, [[air ambulance]] and [[cargo airline]] services are also available.

=== Buses ===
Royal Coach Lines offers local access to intrastate, regional, and charter services.

The city-owned [[Pine Bluff Transit]] operates six routes on a 12-hour/day, weekday basis, to various points including government, medical, educational and shopping centers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofpinebluff.com/transit/route.htm |title=Pine Bluff Transit |website=Cityofpinebluff.com |access-date=October 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108201827/http://www.cityofpinebluff.com/transit/route.htm |archive-date=January 8, 2017 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>  Two of the buses have professional-quality murals advertising the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

=== Railroad ===
[[File:Union Station Pine Bluff Arkansas.jpg|right|thumb|[[Union Station (Pine Bluff, Arkansas)|Union Station]], listed on the NRHP]]
Current freight rail service to and through Pine Bluff is provided by the [[Union Pacific]] Railroad.

=== Correctional facilities ===
In 1972, the City of Pine Bluff and the "Fifty for the Future," a business leader group, donated {{convert|80|acre|ha}} of land to the [[Arkansas Department of Correction]] (ADC). This parcel was developed as the Pine Bluff Complex.<ref name="ADCHist">"[http://www.adc.arkansas.gov/history_gallery.html Prison History and Gallery]." [[Arkansas Department of Correction]]. Retrieved on September 7, 2010.</ref>

Since 1979 it has included the ADC state headquarters;<ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US0555310&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Pine Bluff city, Arkansas]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on September 7, 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://www.adc.arkansas.gov/facilities.html#central Central Office]." [[Arkansas Department of Correction]]. Retrieved on June 28, 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://www.adc.arkansas.gov/pdf/facts_brochure2006.pdf 2006 Facts Brochure]." [[Arkansas Department of Correction]]. July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006. 25 (25/38). Retrieved on August 15, 2010.</ref> the administrative Annex East is on Harding Avenue south of city hall.<ref>"[http://www.adc.arkansas.gov/facilities/facilities1.html#annex Facilities]." [[Arkansas Department of Correction]]. Retrieved on June 28, 2010.</ref>  The [[Ester Unit]] (formerly the Diagnostic Unit),<ref>"[http://adc.arkansas.gov/facilities/details/barbara-ester-unit Barbara Ester Unit]." [[Arkansas Department of Correction]]. Retrieved on August 1, 2017.</ref> the Pine Bluff Unit, and the [[Randall L. Williams Correctional Facility]] are in the "Pine Bluff Complex,"<ref>"[http://www.adc.arkansas.gov/facilities/facilities5.html#pine Pine Bluff Unit/Randall L. Williams Correctional Facility]." [[Arkansas Department of Correction]]. Retrieved on June 28, 2010.</ref><ref name="PineBluffUnit">"[http://arkcs.arkansas.gov/schools/adc_pg3.html School Sites] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721032842/http://arkcs.arkansas.gov/schools/adc_pg3.html |date=July 21, 2011 }}." [[Arkansas Correctional School]]. Retrieved on July 18, 2010.</ref> as are the headquarters of the [[Arkansas Correctional School]] system.<ref name="PineBluffUnit"/><ref>"[http://arkcs.arkansas.gov/contacts.html Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623163947/http://arkcs.arkansas.gov/contacts.html |date=June 23, 2011 }}." [[Arkansas Correctional School]]. Retrieved on July 18, 2010.</ref>

The ADC Southeast Arkansas Community Corrections Center is in Pine Bluff.<ref>"[http://www.dcc.arkansas.gov/locations_area_offices_offices.html#A01rf Locations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226104645/http://www.dcc.arkansas.gov/locations_area_offices_offices.html#A01rf |date=February 26, 2011 }}." [[Arkansas Department of Community Corrections]]. Retrieved on March 5, 2011. "7301 West 13th Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71602"</ref>

=== Utilities ===
==== Water ====
[[Liberty Utilities]] (formerly United Water), a subsidiary of [[Algonquin Power & Utilities]], a privately held company, treats [[potable water]] and operates the [[water distribution system]] in Pine Bluff (including [[Watson Chapel, Pine Bluff, Arkansas|Watson Chapel]]), as well as Hardin, Ladd, and [[White Hall, Arkansas|White Hall]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Community |url= http://www.libertyutilities.com/ar/about/community.html |publisher= Liberty Utilities |access-date= January 25, 2015 }}</ref> This partnership began in 1942 between the City of Pine Bluff and Arkansas Municipal Water Company, which has been acquired and merged to become Liberty Utilities.<ref>{{cite web |title= Water Quality Information |publisher= United Water Arkansas |year= 2007 |url= https://www.unitedwater.com/uploadedFiles/Localized_Content/UW_Bethel/50/UWAR_Consumer_Confidence_Report.pdf |access-date= January 25, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160313230451/https://unitedwater.com/uploadedfiles/localized_content/uw_bethel/50/uwar_consumer_confidence_report.pdf |archive-date= March 13, 2016 |url-status= dead |df= mdy-all }}</ref>

Water is pumped from 12 wells that pump from the Sparta Sand Aquifer to three water treatment plants capable of producing {{convert|20000000|gal|L}} per day (total). Each plant uses a process of pre-chlorination, aeration, filtration, and chlorine residual. [[Hexafluorosilicic acid|Hydrofluosilic acid]] and [[zinc orthophosphate]] are also added in addition to chlorine. The water is then distributed to approximately serving over 18,000 customers via {{convert|388|mi|km}} of water distribution mains.<ref>{{cite web |title= Water Quality Information |publisher= United Water Arkansas |date= June 2011 |url= https://www.unitedwater.com/uploadedFiles/Localized_Content/UW_Arkansas/20/UWAR_Consumer_Confidence_Report.pdf |access-date= January 25, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225355/https://www.unitedwater.com/uploadedFiles/Localized_Content/UW_Arkansas/20/UWAR_Consumer_Confidence_Report.pdf |archive-date= March 3, 2016 |url-status= dead |df= mdy-all }}</ref> A Source Water Vulnerability Assessment was conducted by the Arkansas Department of Health in 2013; it concluded that Pine Bluff's water supply is at medium susceptibility to contamination<ref>{{cite web |title= Annual Drinking Water Quality Report |url= http://www.libertyutilities.com/ar/saving/documents/LU_WaterQuality_2013.pdf |year= 2013 |publisher= Liberty Utilities |access-date= January 25, 2015 }}</ref>

==== Wastewater ====
The Pine Bluff Wastewater Utility provides operation and maintenance of the city's municipally owned [[sewage]] collection and conveyance system. This system includes over {{convert|450|mi|km}} of pipe and 52 lift stations to collect municipal and industrial wastewater and convey it to the Boyd Point Treatment Facility (BPTF). This facility treats and discharges treated effluent in accordance with a permit issued by the [[Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality]] (ADEQ). The BPTF was most recently renovated in 2010 and is currently permitted to discharge a maximum daily flow of {{convert|30000000|gal|L}}.<ref>{{cite web |title= Boyd Point Treatment Facility |url= http://www.adeq.state.ar.us/ftproot/Pub/WebDatabases/PermitsOnline/NPDES/Permits/AR0033316.pdf |work= NPDES Permit AR0033316 |publisher= Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality |access-date= January 25, 2015 }}</ref>

The utility has been awarded by the [[National Association of Clean Water Agencies]] for its performance. In an Enforcement Compliance review completed in March 2014, it was noted that zero permit violations had occurred within the past three years.<ref>{{cite web |title= Enforcement Compliance Review |url= http://www.adeq.state.ar.us/ftproot/Pub/WebDatabases/PermitsOnline/NPDES/PermitInformation/AR0033316_Enforcement%20Compliance%20Review_20140320.pdf |work= NPDES Permit AR0033316 |date= March 20, 2014 |publisher= Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality |access-date= January 25, 2015 }}</ref>