Assessment of corrective measures
Arkansas Code § 8-6-207; Arkansas Code § 8-6-602; Arkansas Code § 8-6-610
(a) Applicability.
- (1) Within ninety (90) days of finding that any of the constituents listed in Appendix 2 or Appendix 3, as applicable, have been detected at a statistically significant level exceeding the ground water protection standards defined under 8 CAR § 60-1205(h) or 8 CAR § 60-1205(i), the owner or operator must initiate an assessment of corrective measures.
- (2) Such an assessment must be completed within a reasonable period of time.
- (b) Assessment monitoring requirement. The owner or operator must continue to monitor in accordance with the assessment monitoring program as specified in 8 CAR § 60-1205.
(c) Corrective measure assessment. The assessment shall include an analysis of the effectiveness of potential corrective measures in meeting all of the requirements and objectives of the remedy as described under 8 CAR § 60-1207, addressing at least the following:
- (1) The performance, reliability, ease of implementation, and potential impacts of appropriate potential remedies, including safety impacts, cross-media impacts, and control of exposure to any residual contamination;
- (2) The time required to begin and complete the remedy;
- (3) The costs of remedy implementation; and
- (4) The institutional requirements such as state or local permit requirements or other environmental or public health requirements that may substantially affect implementation of the remedy or remedies.
- (d) Public participation. The owner or operator must discuss the results of the corrective measures assessment, prior to the selection of remedy, in a public meeting with interested and affected parties.