2019 Environmental Awards

On May 7, 2019, the Division of Environmental Quality announced the winners of the 2019 Environmental Awards at the State Capitol.

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ePortal

Submit forms electronically through ePortal

Learn how to submit and track permit applications and more. How-to videos show you how at the ePortal site.

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Water Quality Protection

What's flowing down the drain? Stormwater permits include pollution plans that limit runoff, which better protects the water flowing from storm drains to streams and rivers.

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Restore Land

The Arkansas Brownfield Program encourages the cleanup and reuse of abandoned properties suspected of having hazardous contamination.

The Our House Children's Center is a completed Brownfield project that serves 150 children each day.

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Reduce Contamination

DEQ encourages the recycling of electronics because they contain toxic chemicals that could escape some landfills and contaminate groundwater.

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Tax Credit for Recycling

Tax Credit for Recycling Equipment

The tax credit reduces a participant's Arkansas income tax amount due by 30 percent of the amount paid for eligible recycling equipment and installation.

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Environmental Protection Begins in Your Own Backyard!

DEQ’s Your Own Backyard fact sheet series shows how you can have a positive effect on the environment in Your Own Backyard.

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Wastewater Licenses

The Office of Water Quality issues licenses to and provides training and testing information for wastewater treatment plant operators.

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Permitting Assistance

The Enterprise Services office helps businesses and manufacturers better understand permitting and how to reduce or eliminate generated waste.

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Urgent EPA Notice

New research shows diesel fuel has caused corrosion of storage tanks; owners and operators should do visual checks.

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DEQ

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment’s Division of Environmental Quality is the state’s main environmental protection agency, charged with protecting, enhancing, and restoring the environment for Arkansans.

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Solid Waste Quarterly Newsletter

DEQ's Solid Waste team presents the Quarterly Newsletter to provide a brief exposition of news and updates that are of most importance to you, our regulated community

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COVID-19 Resources and Information

DEQ has created has created a resources and information web page with up-to-date information regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19).

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2019 Arkansas Environmental Awards

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The Beautiful Buffalo River Action Committee (BBRAC) is an Arkansas-led collaborative established by Governor Asa Hutchinson to protect and enhance the Buffalo River Watershed through partnership, research, and action.

Find helpful instructions and information about DEQ Environmental Self-Disclosure Incentive Policy.

Find helpful instructions and information about using CDX/NetDMR accounts.

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