The Arkansas Department of Environmental quality is formulating a new regulation which will affect all environmental professionals working in the State of Arkansas.  Click here to see a fact sheet on the new reg.

Act 2141 of the 2005 Legislative session (Senate Bill 936) establishes a professional certification program for individuals who conduct Phase I environmental site assessments and Phase II or Comprehensive Site Assessments (CSAs), as well as those contractors who undertake site investigations, response, and remedial actions pursuant to either the Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management Act (A.C.A. §§ 8-7-201 et seq.), the Arkansas Remedial Action Trust Fund Act (A.C.A. §§ 8-7-501 et seq.), or the Arkansas Voluntary Clean-Up Act (A.C.A. §§ 8-7-1101 et seq.).

ADEQ, with the advice of stakeholders, will be drafting a new Regulation to set out how these certifications will be implemented. Until these regulations are finalized, Contractors and Consultants may file a notice of intent with ADEQ that they intend and anticipate qualifying under the certification program. After the regulations are finalized, all site assessment consultants and remedial action contractors must meet the certification standards of the new regulation.

 

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