Arkansas Code
Chapter 32 - Disposal of Commercial Medical Waste
§ 20-32-109. Location requirements

No applications shall be accepted nor shall permits be issued pursuant to § 20-32-108 by the Department of Health for the construction or operation of a facility in which any of the following factors is present:
(1) The location of the facility is within a “regulatory floodway”, as adopted by communities participating in the national flood program managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
(2) The location of the facility overlies any portion of a significant surface or subsurface sand and gravel aquifer for its primary recharge zone or a high-yield bedrock aquifer;
(3) The location of the facility could pose a threat to fisheries, wildlife, or other natural resources; or
(4) The location of the facility does not comply with zoning regulations of the locality in which the facility is proposed.