§ 8-10-404. Cut-off valve and training
For each petroleum pipeline that crosses a watercourse that empties into a public surface water supply above ground or below ground, the owner or operator of the petroleum pipeline is encouraged to: (1) Install a cut-off valve capable of: (A) Automatically sensing a loss of petroleum flowing in the petroleum pipeline; and (B) Automatically and […]
§ 8-10-405. Risk mitigation and response plan
(a) An owner or operator of a petroleum pipeline is encouraged to create a detailed risk mitigation and response plan for each petroleum pipeline in the watershed of a public surface water supply. (b) An effective risk mitigation and response plan under subsection (a) of this section: (1) States clearly each party responsible for implementing […]
§ 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 […]