Skip to main content
Find a Lawyer

Arkansas Code Title 8. Environmental Law § 8-4-207. State Water Pollution Control Agency--Powers and duties generally

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of this chapter or of the powers which the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality and the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission may have under this or any other legislative act:

(1)(A) The director is authorized to require conditions in permits issued under this chapter regarding the achievement of effluent limitations based upon the application of such levels of treatment technology and processes as are required under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, or any more stringent effluent limitations necessary to meet water quality criteria or toxic standards established pursuant to any state law or rule or federal law or regulation. Such effluent limitations shall be achieved in the shortest reasonable period of time consistent with state law and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, and any regulations or guidelines promulgated thereunder.

(B) The director is further authorized to set and revise schedules of compliance and include such schedules within the terms and conditions of the permits and prescribe other terms and conditions for permits issued under this chapter to assure compliance with applicable state and federal effluent limitations and water quality criteria, including requirements concerning recording, reporting, monitoring, entry, inspection, and sampling as provided in this chapter and such other requirements as are consistent with the purposes of this chapter.

(C) The director is authorized to require conditions in permits issued under this chapter regarding the dredge and fill permitting program established in Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., and regulations promulgated under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.;

(2) The director shall not issue a permit under this chapter if the discharge of any term of the permit would violate the provisions of any federal law or rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, including the duration of such permit;

(3) Permits for publicly owned treatment works shall include as a condition for the permit that the permittee provide information to the director concerning new introductions of pollutants or substantial changes in the volume or character of pollutants, whether sewage, industrial waste, or other wastes are being introduced into such treatment works, and appropriate measures to establish and ensure compliance by industrial users with any system of user charges required under state law or federal law or any federal regulations or guidelines promulgated thereunder;

(4) The director may apply and enforce toxic effluent standards and pretreatment standards against industrial users of publicly owned treatment works for the introduction into the publicly owned treatment works of sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes which interfere with, pass through, or otherwise are incompatible with the publicly owned treatment works;

(5) The director and the commission shall ensure public notice, public participation, and an opportunity for public hearing in respect to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit applications and actions related to them in accordance with applicable state law and rules and federal law, rules, and regulations; and

(6)(A)(i) Any records, reports, or information obtained under this chapter and any permits, permit applications, and related documentation shall be available to the public for inspection and copying.

(ii) However, information submitted to the Division of Environmental Quality may be claimed as confidential if its disclosure would divulge trade secrets.

(B) The division shall deny any claim for confidentiality for the name and address of any permit applicant or permittee or for any National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit applications, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits, and effluent data.

(C) Information required by National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System application forms, including any information submitted on the forms themselves and any attachments used to supply information required by the forms, shall not be claimed confidential nor afforded this protection.

(D) Any person adversely affected by a determination by the division on a claim of confidentiality may appeal the determination as provided in §§ 8-4-222 and 8-4-223.

Previous Part of Code Next Part of Code
Back to Chapter List

Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 8. Environmental Law § 8-4-207. State Water Pollution Control Agency--Powers and duties generally - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-8-environmental-law/ar-code-sect-8-4-207/

FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature before relying on it for your legal needs.

Was this helpful?

Welcome to FindLaw's Cases & Codes

A free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw’s Learn About the Law.

Go to Learn About the Law

Latest Blog Posts

For Legal Professionals

Learn About The Law

Get help with your legal needs

FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.

Go to Learn About the Law

Need to Find an Attorney?

Search our directory by legal issue

Enter information in one or both fields (Required)

Copied to clipboard