§ 8-10-203. Definitions
As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Disposal” means the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leakage, or placing of any waste into or on any land or water in whatever manner so that such waste or any constituent thereof might enter the environment or be emitted into the air or discharged […]
§ 8-10-204. Hierarchy of waste minimization
It is the policy of the state to adhere to the following hierarchy of waste minimization and management: (1) Reduce waste production at the source; (2) Recover and reuse resources and wastes; (3) Recycle on-site or, if this is not feasible, off-site; (4) Treat wastes to reduce volume and toxicity, including incineration; and (5) Dispose […]
§ 8-10-205. Powers and duties
The Governor shall designate the state agency or agencies which shall have the following powers and duties pursuant to this subchapter to: (1) Compile, organize, and make available for distribution information on pollution prevention technologies and procedures; (2) Compile and make available for distribution to business and industry a list of expert private consultants on […]
§ 8-10-301. Sale of certain batteries prohibited — Disposal requirements — Definitions
(a) Alkaline manganese batteries manufactured on or after January 1, 1996, shall not be sold in this state if the alkaline manganese battery contains any intentionally introduced mercury, as distinguished from mercury which may be incidentally present in other materials, except, however, that the limitation on mercury content in alkaline manganese button cells shall be […]
§ 8-10-302. Construction of motor vehicle racing facility — Requirement — Definition
(a) (1) Due to the noise, air pollution, and traffic congestion caused by motor vehicle racing facilities, no motor vehicle racing facility may be constructed in this state after passage of this act without the consent of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the property owners and seventy-five percent (75%) of the registered voters within […]
§ 8-10-303. Permit requirement — Definition
(a) (1) (A) Due to the noise pollution and air pollution from the racing vehicles and traffic congestion caused by motor vehicle racing facilities, no motor vehicle racing facility shall be constructed in this state after passage of this section without the consent of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the property owners and seventy-five […]
§ 8-10-304. Motor vehicle racing facilities in certain municipalities — Definition
(a) Sections 8-10-302 and 8-10-303 do not apply to any motor vehicle racing facilities located in a county having a population between eighty thousand (80,000) and ninety thousand (90,000) according to the 1990 Federal Decennial Census and that are: (1) South of a navigable waterway that traverses the state; or (2) More than two (2) […]
§ 8-10-401. Title
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Public Surface Water Supply Protection Act”.
§ 8-10-402. Legislative findings and purpose
(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Clean water resources are essential to being able to effectively provide economic opportunities in the state; and (2) Protecting the water resources of the state will improve Arkansas’s ability to promote the abundant assets of the state as the land of opportunity and encourage the development of additional […]
§ 8-10-403. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Petroleum” means crude oil, gasoline, or any other nonvaporous petroleum product carried in a pipeline that crosses into the watershed of a public surface water supply; (2) (A) “Public surface water supply” means a body of water, including without limitation a river, lake, reservoir, or other impoundment and the […]