{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-8-6-1205","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 8-6-1205","heading":"Adoption of disposal criteria - Petroleum-contaminated soils","body":"(a) (1) Within eighteen (18) months after the date of enactment of this subchapter, the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall, after consultation with the Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks, adopt criteria for the disposal of petroleum-contaminated soils in landfills that are permitted under the Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act, § 8-6-201 et seq. (2) In adopting such criteria, the commission shall follow the procedures applicable to the adoption of rules under § 8-4-202(a) . (b) The criteria adopted by the commission shall: (1) Define the characteristics of the petroleum-contaminated soils that can be disposed of in permitted landfills; (2) Define the characteristics of landfills suitable for receipt of petroleum-contaminated soils; (3) Assure, to the extent practicable, that reasonable landfill capacity is available for disposal of petroleum-contaminated soils; (4) Consider the financial impact of such criteria on small businesses which need to dispose of petroleum-contaminated soils; (5) Consider whether affordable alternatives are available for the treatment or disposal of petroleum-contaminated soils; and (6) Be protective of public health and the environment. (c) The criteria adopted by the commission shall include a description of appropriate methods for collecting samples and conducting analyses of petroleum-contaminated soils that may be disposed of in permitted landfills to assure the representativeness of the soil mass. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 573, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1991, No. 1183, § 5.\n\n(a) (1) Within eighteen (18) months after the date of enactment of this subchapter, the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall, after consultation with the Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks, adopt criteria for the disposal of petroleum-contaminated soils in landfills that are permitted under the Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act, § 8-6-201 et seq. (2) In adopting such criteria, the commission shall follow the procedures applicable to the adoption of rules under § 8-4-202(a) .\n\n(1) Within eighteen (18) months after the date of enactment of this subchapter, the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall, after consultation with the Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks, adopt criteria for the disposal of petroleum-contaminated soils in landfills that are permitted under the Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act, § 8-6-201 et seq.\n\n(2) In adopting such criteria, the commission shall follow the procedures applicable to the adoption of rules under § 8-4-202(a) .\n\n(b) The criteria adopted by the commission shall: (1) Define the characteristics of the petroleum-contaminated soils that can be disposed of in permitted landfills; (2) Define the characteristics of landfills suitable for receipt of petroleum-contaminated soils; (3) Assure, to the extent practicable, that reasonable landfill capacity is available for disposal of petroleum-contaminated soils; (4) Consider the financial impact of such criteria on small businesses which need to dispose of petroleum-contaminated soils; (5) Consider whether affordable alternatives are available for the treatment or disposal of petroleum-contaminated soils; and (6) Be protective of public health and the environment.\n\n(1) Define the characteristics of the petroleum-contaminated soils that can be disposed of in permitted landfills;\n\n(2) Define the characteristics of landfills suitable for receipt of petroleum-contaminated soils;\n\n(3) Assure, to the extent practicable, that reasonable landfill capacity is available for disposal of petroleum-contaminated soils;\n\n(4) Consider the financial impact of such criteria on small businesses which need to dispose of petroleum-contaminated soils;\n\n(5) Consider whether affordable alternatives are available for the treatment or disposal of petroleum-contaminated soils; and\n\n(6) Be protective of public health and the environment.\nt reasonable landfill capacity is available for disposal of petroleum-contaminated soils;\n\n(4) Consider the financial impact of such criteria on small businesses which need to dispose of petroleum-contaminated soils;\n\n(5) Consider whether affordable alternatives are available for the treatment or disposal of petroleum-contaminated soils; and\n\n(6) Be protective of public health and the environment.\n\n(c) The criteria adopted by the commission shall include a description of appropriate methods for collecting samples and conducting analyses of petroleum-contaminated soils that may be disposed of in permitted landfills to assure the representativeness of the soil mass.","path":["AR Code","Title 8","Chapter 6","Subchapter 12"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"0618b764c57fc2cd9a32c9464015621db87c5beb555d002891b962d9ff531f55","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-8-6-1204","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-8-6-1206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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