2017 Environmental Awards

On May 5, 2017, the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality announced the winners of the 2017 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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NetDMR training classes in Arkansas

All National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permittees are required to file discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) electronically by December 21, 2016. ADEQ conducts hands-on training on Tuesdays.

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Reduce Contamination

ADEQ 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

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Environmental Protection Begins in Your Own Backyard!

ADEQ’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 Business Assistance 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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Arkansas Waste Tire Program

This program’s goal is to increase the recycling and beneficial use of the state’s scrap tires to decrease land disposal.

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2017 Arkansas Environmental Awards

What's New at ADEQ?

2018 Water Assessment Methodology Review

ADEQ is in Phase II of a three-phase review process for the Assessment Methodology in preparation for the 2018 305(b) report and 2018 303(d) list (impaired waterbodies list). A stakeholder workgroup made up of various local, state, and federal government representatives; industrial, municipal, and utility representatives; and conservation and environmental representatives will discuss possible revisions to the current 2016 Assessment Methodology.

Volkswagen Settlement

Arkansas is to receive $13,951,016 from a settlement with Volkswagen to reduce motor vehicle emissions in the state.

ADEQ offers free weekly hands-on, computer-based NetDMR training classes. Pre-registration is required.

Environmentally Speaking is a collection of articles addressing ways we can preserve and protect our environment.

Learn more about our commitment to Arkansas in the booklet: 2015 ADEQ
Who We Are
and What We Do