(a) In addition to any other powers which it may have under this chapter or any other legislative act, the Division of Environmental Quality is authorized and empowered to act as the “state water pollution control agency” for the State of Arkansas for the purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972.
(b) As the state water pollution control agency, the division may, among other things, approve projects for the construction of disposal systems for the purposes of loans and grants from the United States Environmental Protection Agency or any other federal agency and may take any other action necessary or appropriate to secure for the state the benefits of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended.
Structure Arkansas Code
Chapter 4 - Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act
Subchapter 2 - Water Pollution
§ 8-4-201. Powers and duties of division and commission generally
§ 8-4-203. Permits generally — Definitions
§ 8-4-204. Permits — Revocation
§ 8-4-206. State water pollution control agency — General authority
§ 8-4-207. State water pollution control agency — Powers and duties generally
§ 8-4-208. State water pollution control agency — Administration of permit program generally
§ 8-4-210. Investigations and hearings generally
§ 8-4-212. Adjudicatory hearings and orders
§ 8-4-213. Conclusiveness of commission actions
§ 8-4-214. Service of notice, orders, etc
§ 8-4-215. Intergovernmental cooperation
§ 8-4-216. Information and inspections
§ 8-4-218. Violations of chapter, orders, rules, etc. — Hearings — Notice
§ 8-4-219. Violations of chapter, orders, rules, etc. — Hearings — Conduct
§ 8-4-220. Violation of chapter, orders, rules, etc. — Order of division without hearing
§ 8-4-221. Violations of chapter, orders, rules, etc. — Hearing — Orders
§ 8-4-222. Appeals — Entitlement
§ 8-4-226. Appeal — Response by commission and record
§ 8-4-227. Appeal — Review by circuit court
§ 8-4-228. Appeal — Stay of proceedings
§ 8-4-229. Appeals, proceedings, etc. — Presumptions
§ 8-4-230. Temporary variances and interim authority
§ 8-4-231. Effectiveness of regulations, rules, or orders
§ 8-4-232. Nutrient water quality trading programs — Definition
§ 8-4-233. Nutrient Water Quality Trading Advisory Panel — Creation — Members — Duties