§ 8-5-207 - Operators to be licensed.
8-5-207. Operators to be licensed.
In order to safeguard the public health and protect the waters of this state from pollution, all operators in responsible charge of public or private wastewater treatment plants shall be duly licensed and certified as competent by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality under the provisions of this subchapter and under such rules and regulations as the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission may adopt, with the advice and assistance of the licensing committee, pursuant to the authority of this subchapter. All rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this subchapter shall be reviewed by the House and Senate Interim Committees on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor or appropriate subcommittees thereof.