1. (a)

   1. (1) The Director of the Division of Environmental Quality is responsible for implementing the UIC program in the State of Arkansas.
   2. (2) The regulations listed below are hereby adopted and made part of this UIC Code as though set forth herein word for word.

   3. (3) These regulations shall apply to all persons and activities subject to regulation under the provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act and/or the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, Arkansas Code § 8-4-101 et seq., relating to underground injection control within the State of Arkansas:

      1. (A) 40 C.F.R. pt. 144, as amended to the date hereof;
      2. (B) 40 C.F.R. pt. 145, as amended to the date hereof;
      3. (C) 40 C.F.R. pt. 124, subpt. A, as amended to the date hereof; and
      4. (D) 40 C.F.R. pt. 146, subpts. A, B, D, E, F, and G, as amended to the date hereof.
2. (b) The Oil and Gas Commission has authority over Class II and Class V bromine related wells, and shares enforcement authority with the Division of Environmental Quality of the Class V bromine wells as recognized in the memorandum of understanding between the division, the Oil and Gas Commission, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Codification Notes: The Safe Drinking Water Act is codified generally at 42 U.S.C. § 300f et seq.