Pursuant to the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, Arkansas Code § 8-4-101 et seq., and in compliance with the requirements of the federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., (hereinafter “Clean Water Act”), the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission hereby promulgates this rule establishing water quality standards for all surface waters, interstate and intrastate, of the State of Arkansas.