014.00.10 Ark. Code R. § 009

• Library: Arkansas Administrative Code
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, December, 2023
• Citation: 014.00.10 Ark. Code R. § 009
• Year: 2023

Chapter 1 : GENERAL PROVISIONS

Reg.34.101 Purpose It is the purpose of this regulation to adopt standards applicable to the storage, discharge, or disposal of any waste which, if unregulated, will cause pollution of waters of the state or result in wastes being placed in a location where it is likely to cause pollution of the waters of the state. These standards are intended to protect public health and the environment, and prevent, control, or abate pollution.

Reg.34.102 Authority Pursuant to the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act Ark. Code Ann. § 8Title8-4-101 et seq. (hereinafter "the Act"), the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (hereinafter the "Commission" or "APC&EC") hereby promulgates this Regulation No. 34.

Reg.34.103 Scope This regulation applies to all persons proposing to construct alter, extend, or operate any storage, discharge, or disposal system that does not discharge directly to waters of the state, and the operation of which, if unregulated, will cause pollution of waters of the state or result in wastes being placed in a location where it is likely to cause pollution of the waters of the state. This regulation does not apply to liquid animal waste management systems regulated under APC&EC Regulation 5 or underground injection control (UIC) facilities regulated under APC&EC Regulation 17 or Class II UIC wells permitted by the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission. This regulation also does not apply to storage or disposal systems permitted under APC&EC Regulation 1 or Regulation 4 or to storage, discharge, or disposal systems which have been issued any NPDES permit other than a stormwater permit or to septic systems regulated by the Arkansas Department of Health.

Reg.34.104 Definitions The following definitions apply to this Regulation: "ADEQ" or "Department" means the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, or its successor. "Commission" means the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission. "Director" means the Director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, or his or her designee, unless the context dictates otherwise. "Discharge" means a discharge of any wastes in any manner which directly or indirectly permits such wastes to reach any of the waters of the state. "Disposal" means the final use of waste,...