Arkansas, State and Local Government, Water Quality

2024 Arkansas Groundwater Protection and Management Report: Arkansas Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Commission...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/27/2025

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Commission (“NRC”) has released the 2024 Groundwater Protection and Management Report (“Report”)...more

PFAS/Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: Arkansas Advocate Article Notes Approval of $1.8 Million Grant for Surface Water...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/29/2025

The publication Arkansas Advocate noted in a May 21st article that the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (“ANRC”): …approved a $1.8 million grant Wednesday to test surface waters for PFAS, the first known statewide...more

100 Days/U.S. EPA cites 100 Environmental Accomplishments: Approval of Arkansas Water Quality Standards is Listed as Number Four

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/9/2025

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a news release titled: 100 Days, 100 Environmental Accomplishments. The news release stated that the Trump Administration has: …wasted no time...more

2022 Triennial Review/Arkansas Water Quality Standards: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency March 27th Letter Approving 2022...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/8/2025

The Region 6 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) sent a March 27th letter to Stacie Wassell, Associate Director for the Office of Water Quality at the Arkansas Department of Energy and...more

95th Arkansas General Assembly: Legislation Introduced Prohibiting Discharges into Waterbodies Utilized by A Public Water System

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/1/2025

Senate Bill 556 has been introduced which would amend Arkansas Code Title 8, Chapter 3, Subchapter 1 to add an additional Section titled: 8-3-104. Watershed Discharge Prohibition...more

95th Arkansas General Assembly: Senate Bill 84 Prohibits Buffalo River and Other Watersheds Permitting Moratoriums

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/24/2025

Senate Bill 84 has been introduced by Senator Blake Johnson of Corning and Representative DeAnn Vaught of Horatio prohibiting moratoriums in watersheds and other bodies of water....more