(a) No permits shall be issued by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality for any facility unless the department, after opportunity for public comment, has determined that the facility has been designed and will be operated in such manner that any emission from the facility will comply with the provisions of this subchapter and all applicable state and federal standards and regulations concerning air and water quality and that the transfer, handling, and storage of materials within the facility will not cause conditions which would violate state and federal standards concerning worker safety or create unreasonable hazards to the environment or to the health and welfare of the people living and working in or near the facility.
(b)
(1) No permit shall be issued by the department for any commercial disposal or storage facility off the site where the hazardous waste is generated until the department has adopted rules, regulations, standards, and procedures pursuant to § 8-7-209.
(2) The rules, regulations, standards, procedures, or other requirements adopted and imposed by the department shall not be less stringent than the regulations promulgated or revised by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976.
(c) No permit shall be issued for hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facilities except under the terms of regulations of the department which conform to the provisions of § 3005 of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.