Hazardous Waste Division

Clyde Rhodes, Chief - (501) 682-0833

The ADEQ Hazardous Waste Division:

• Implements Arkansas' Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle C waste management program governing the management and disposition of hazardous wastes, used oils, and universal wastes.
  

• Implements the state's cleanup program for abandoned hazardous waste sites in cooperation with EPA's Superfund program.
  

• Administers the State's hazardous waste program under the authority of the Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management Act (Ark. Code, Ann Sects. 8-7-202 et seq.).
  

• Administers the hazardous site clean-up program under authority of the Remedial Action Trust Fund Act (Ark. Code, Ann Sects. 8-7-501 et seq.).
  

• The Division has received delegation of the federal RCRA hazardous waste management program from EPA. State and federal hazardous waste management regulations and requirements are merged into a single reference document, Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Regulation 23 (PDF File 3.5mb).

Hazardous Waste (HW) Management

• Notification of Activity - Site Identification
• HW Generators
• HW Transporters & Transfer Facilities
• HW Treatment, Storage, & Disposal Facilities
• HW Manifests
• HW Reporting
• Used Oil Management
• Universal Wastes

Site Cleanups

• Corrective Action
• Sampling and Analysis Plan Template (PDF File)
• Abandoned Sites
  • Superfund Sites in Arkansas
  • State Priority List Sites
• Brownfields Redevelopment
• Elective Site Cleanups
• Risk Assessment and Management
• Controlled Substance Site Cleanup

Regulations, Policies, & Guidance

• Regulations
  • Regulation No. 23 (Hazardous Waste Management)
    • Quick Reference - Differences between Regulation No. 23 and the Federal RCRA Regulations
  • Regulation No. 29 (Brownfields Redevelopment)
  • Regulation No. 30 (Remedial Action Trust Fund State Priority Lists)
  • Regulation No. 32 (Environmental Professional Certification)
• Policies
  • Ground Water Remediation Level Interim Policy and Technical Guidance (pdf)
• Guidance Documents
  • Arkansas Brownfields Users’ Guide (pdf)

Permits & Certifications

• RCRA Facility Permits
• RCRA Interim Status
• Financial Assurances for Cleanup & Post-closure Care
• Environmental Professional Certification
• Fees & Costs

Compliance & Enforcement

• Report a Haz Waste Complaint or Concern
• Expedited Enforcement
• Supplemental Environmental Projects

Lists & Databases

• Permit Data System
• Hazardous Waste Facilities (RCRA Info database)
• Site Lists
  • Brownfields Searchable Database
  • Superfund Sites in Arkansas
  • CERCLIS Sites in Arkansas
  • State Priority List Sites
  • Elective Cleanup Sites
  • HW Treatment, Storage, & Disposal Facilities in Arkansas
• Environmental Professionals
• Hazardous Waste Generation Data

Contact Information:

Mission Statement:

• Rulemaking,
• Permitting,
• Compliance monitoring and enforcement,
• Site remediation, and
• Encouraging waste minimization and pollution prevention

for the benefit of all Arkansans.

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