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Act 662 of 2019, as amended by Act 64 of 2021, the general and permanent rules of all agencies have been compiled and indexed into a Code of Arkansas Rules, which can be accessed by clicking this link: <a href="https://codeofarrules.arkansas.gov/" onclick="exitAlert(this.href); return false">Code of Arkansas Rules</a>. </p> <p> Effective January 1, 2025, consistent with the Acts, the <a href="https://codeofarrules.arkansas.gov/" onclick="exitAlert(this.href); return false">Code of Arkansas Rules</a> was published as an online searchable database and is now the only official version of the rules. The rules posted on this page are being maintained for historical purposes only. </p> <table id="tblGrid" class="table table-condensed footable toggle-square-filled toggle-large" summary="This table contains current regulations. The first column contains the Regulation. The second column contains the Division. The third column contains the Effective Date."> <thead> <tr> <th id="Regulation" scope="col" title="Regulation">Rule</th> <th id="Division" scope="col" title="Division">Division</th> <th id="Effective Date" scope="col" title="Effective Date">Effective Date</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule-1-clean.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 1</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/water/">Water</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">November 28, 2024</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Prevention of Pollution by Oil Field Waste</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule02_final_220128.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 2</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/water/">Water</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">May 7, 2022</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Regulation Establishing Water Quality Standards for Surface Waters of the State of Arkansas, as revised</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule-3-clean.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 3</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/water/">Water</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">March 15, 2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Licensing of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators, as revised</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule-4-clean.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 4</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/water/">Water</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">July 7, 1973</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Rule to Require a Disposal Permit for Real Estate Subdivisions in Proximity to Lakes and Streams, as revised</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/reg05_final_150918.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Regulation 5</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/water/">Water</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">September 18, 2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Liquid Animal Waste Management Systems, as revised</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/reg06_final_150918.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Regulation 6</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/water/">Water</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">September 18, 2015</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Rules For State Administration Of The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), as revised</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule-7-clean.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 7</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/legal/">Legal</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">August 21, 1992</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Civil Penalties, as revised</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/reg08_final_090228.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Regulation 8</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/legal/">Legal</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date" class="noWrap">February 28, 2009</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Administrative Procedures, as revised</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule-9-clean.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 9</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/legal/">Legal</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">October 8, 2017</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Permit Fee Rules, as revised</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Regulation">Regulation 10</td> <td headers="Division">REPEALED</td> <td headers="Effective Date">January 19, 2002</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Regulation Governing the Revolving Loan Fund Program<br /> The program has been transferred to the Arkansas Soil & Water Conservation Commission. (Legislated by Act 459 of 2001 Regular Session.)<br /> <a href="/regs/files/reg10_repeal_minute_order_020119.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false"> View the Commission Minute Order</a>. </td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule-11-clean.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 11</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/sw/">Solid Waste Management</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">June 10, 2014</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Rules for Solid Waste Disposal Fees; Landfill Post-Closure Trust Fund; Solid Waste Management and Recycling Fund Distribution; and Recycling Grant Programs, as revised</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule-12-clean.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 12</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/rst/">Regulated Storage Tanks</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">July 04, 2024</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Storage Tank Rules, as revised.</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Regulation">Regulation 13</td> <td headers="Division">REPEALED</td> <td headers="Effective Date">April 22, 2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">The provisions have been incorporated into Rule 9</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Regulation">Regulation 14</td> <td headers="Division">REPEALED</td> <td headers="Effective Date">December 7, 2018</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule-15-clean.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 15</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/mining/">Rules for Arkansas Open-Cut Mining and Land Reclamation, as revised</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">February 13, 2014</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">The Arkansas Open-Cut Mining and Land Reclamation Code, as revised</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/reg16_final_040815.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Regulation 16</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/poa/enterprise-services/market/">POA, Market Development</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">August 15, 2004</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Rule of the State of Arkansas for Waste Reduction, Reuse, or Recycling Tax Credits, as revised</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule-17-clean.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 17</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/water/">Water</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">February 14, 2005</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Arkansas Underground Injection Control Code, as revised</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule-18-clean.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 18</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/air/">Air</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">March 14, 2016</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Arkansas Air Pollution Control Code, as revised</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule19_final_220128.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 19</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/air/">Air</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">May 6, 2022</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Rules of the Arkansas Plan of Implementation for Air Pollution Control, as revised</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule-20-clean.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 20</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/mining/">Surface Mining and Reclamation</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date" class="noWrap">September 26, 2002</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">The Arkansas Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Code, as revised</td> </tr> <tr id="reg21"> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule-21-clean.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 21</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/air/asbestos/">Air, Asbestos</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">September 11, 2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Arkansas Asbestos Abatement Rule, as revised</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule-22-clean.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 22</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/sw/">Solid Waste Management</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">April 26, 2008</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Solid Waste Management Rules, as revised</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/reg23_final_201002.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 23</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/hazwaste/">Hazardous Waste</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">October 2, 2020</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Hazardous Waste Management, as revised</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Regulation">Regulation 24</td> <td headers="Division">REPEALED</td> <td headers="Effective Date">September 1, 2007</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">The provisions have been incorporated into Rule 22</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Regulation">Regulation 25</td> <td headers="Division">REPEALED</td> <td headers="Effective Date">July 27, 2013</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Rule Governing the Lead-Based Paint Activities has been repealed. This program has been transferred to the Arkansas Department of Health. (Legislated by Act 1011 of 2011 Regular Session).</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule-26-clean.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 26</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/air/">Air</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">March 14, 2016</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Rules of the Arkansas Operating Air Permit Program, as revised</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule27_final_20220526.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 27</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/sw/">Solid Waste Management</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">August 4, 2022</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Licensing of Operators of Solid Waste Management Facilities and Environmental Officers, as revised</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule-28-clean.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 28</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/poa/recycling/">Recycling</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">December 23, 2004</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Rule of the State of Arkansas for County Recycling Programs, as revised</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule-29-clean.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 29</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/hazwaste/">Hazardous Waste</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">December 19, 2014</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Brownfield Redevelopment, as revised</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule-30-clean.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 30</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/hazwaste/">Hazardous Waste</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">October 18, 2018</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Arkansas Remedial Action Trust Fund Hazardous Substances Site Priority List, as revised</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule-31-clean.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 31</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/air/">Air</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">May 28, 2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Nonattainment New Source Review Requirements, as revised</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule-32-clean.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 32</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/hazwaste/">Hazardous Waste</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">May 26, 2008</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Environmental Professional Certification, as revised</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule-33-clean.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 33</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/air/">Air</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">June 18, 2010</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Motor Vehicle Racing Facility Rules, as revised</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule-34-clean.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 34</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/water/">Water</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">September 26, 2011</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">State Water Permit Rule, as revised</td> </tr> <tr> <td headers="Regulation"><a href="/regs/files/rule-36-clean.pdf" onclick="OpenPopup(this.href,640,470,10,10,1,0); return false">Rule 36</a></td> <td headers="Division"><a href="/tap/">Tires</a></td> <td headers="Effective Date">December 30, 2024</td> </tr> <tr class="stripe"> <td headers="Summary" colspan="3">Used Tire Recycling 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