July 29, 2016
By:
Walter G. Wright
Category:
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
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Act 77 of 2015 requires that the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) provide the Arkansas Legislative Council certain information on a quarterly basis.
ADEQ in a July 14th letter to Arkansas Senator Bill Sample and Representative David Branscum provides the required information by each agency division covering the period April 1 through June 30th.
The ADEQ report provides the following information for this period:
- (a) Number and type of environmental permits currently authorized by the Department and Pollution Control and Ecology Commission in each environmental permit category,
- (b) Total funds collected from permit fees for each permit category and percent increase or decrease in permit fees annually,
- (c) Description of each environmental permit application pending in each environmental permit category, the number of days each permit has been pending, and the reasons for delays in issuing permits for each permit that has been pending for more than 45 days,
- (d) Number and type of reports and acts initiated by the Department, the geographic location of each violation and the total fines and collections from Supplemental Environmental Projects, the percent increase or decrease in fines levied annually, and
- (e) Description of all pending rulemaking activities and justifications thereof, including economic impact and environmental benefit analysis
Please find a copy of the July 14th letter and accompanying report here.
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