UTILITIES & SERVICES
Electricity
Distributer: Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
Entergy is an owner of the White Bluff generating plant in Jefferson County that produces 1657 megawatts of electricity.
Water
| Utility | Liberty Utilities Pine Bluff Water |
| Source | 13 wells, avg. depth 855' |
| Pumping capacity | 24 MGD |
| Peak consumption | 16 MGD |
| Surplus capacity | 8 MGD |
Sewer
| Utility | Pine Bluff Wastewater |
| Storm sewer | yes |
| Sanitary sewer | yes |
| System capacity | 18 MGD |
| Peak flow | *24 MGD |
| Treatment plant | 30/90 permit limitations |
*NPDES Permit does not restrict flow.
Pine Bluff Wastewater Utility operates the largest municipal aerated lagoon wastewater treatment plant in the U.S. The National Association of Clean Water Agencies awarded the Boyd Point Treatment Facility with the Peak Performance Award in 2009, and the facility was featured in the April 2010 issue of the Water Environment Technology magazine.
Solid Waste
| Utility | Waste Management of Ark. |
| Facility | sanitary landfill |
Natural Gas
Distributor: Summit Utilities
Transportation
Highways
- I-530 (US 65 between Pine Bluff and Little Rock, connecting with I-30 and I-40)
- US 63, 65, 79, 270, 425
- AR 54, 88, 104, 190, 365
Railroads
- Union Pacific; Burlington Northern Santa Fe
- Daily switching
- Union Pacific operates a major electronic switching yard at Pine Bluff
Air
| Nearest commercial airport | Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport |
| Distance | 42 miles |
| Major airlines serving the airport | Allegiant Air American Delta Southwest United Frontier |
| Nearest general aviation airport | Grider Field - jet capable Pine Bluff Municipal |
| Distance | local |
| Runway length | 6,000 ft. (lighted) |
| Surface | asphalt |
| Instrument landing (ILS) Pine Bluff VORTAC |
Motor Freight
| Number of common carriers | 13 |
| Number of terminals | 5 |
| Number of local drayage firms | 3 |
Waterways
| The Port of Pine Bluff's 372 - acre Harbor Industrial District | |
| Distance to Port | Local |
| Waterway | Arkansas River |
| Channel depth | 9 feet |
| Service | Numerous common and contract carrier barge lines are certified to serve Pine Bluff |
| Facilities | Public Terminal offers barge loading and unloading, in-transit warehouse and bulk storage. Special facilities at the harbor fleeting service offer barge fleeting, barge cleaning and emergency repairs, pumps, towboat servicing and repairs, and crane service. The Public Terminal is home to designated Foreign Trade Zone 14J. |
Communications
| Bus & parcel service | Bus: Jefferson Bus Lines; Intra-city, P.B.Transit Parcel: Express mail, FedEx, UPS |
| Newspapers | Pine Bluff Commercial (daily) White Hall Journal (weekly) |
| Radio stations | 1 AM; 2 FM |
| Television stations | ABC; CBS; NBC; PBS; KASN; KLRT; KVTN |
| Basic & Tier Cable TV | |
| Digital satellite television | |
| Telephone Service | Primary provider: AT&T Fiber optic transmission & digitalized switching gear Cellular service throughout Pine Bluff |
| Postal | First Class Post Office (3) |
| Telegraph service | Western Union |
Public Safety
| Police (personnel) | 131 full time |
| Sheriff (personnel) | 44 full time |
| Fire dept (personnel) | 100 full time |
| Equipment (Fire dept) | 9 pumper trucks/3 aerials 1 hazardous materials response unit |
| Fire insurance rating | #2 in city; #9/#10 outside city Service provided to industry beyond city limits by contract to city |