§ 8-7-202. Purpose

AR Code § 8-7-202 (2018) (N/A)
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(1) Protect the public health and safety, the health of living organisms, and the environment from the effects of the improper, inadequate, or unsound management of hazardous wastes;

(2) Establish a program of regulation over the generation, storage, transportation, treatment, and disposal of hazardous wastes;

(3) Assure the safe and adequate management of hazardous wastes within this state;

(4) Qualify the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality to adopt, administer, and enforce a hazardous waste program pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976; and

(5) Afford the people of the State of Arkansas a voice in the permitting of hazardous waste facilities within their respective counties.