§ 8-4-216 - Information and inspections. - Arkansas Statutes

8-4-216. Information and inspections.

(a) The owner or operator of or any contributor of sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes to any disposal system or an industrial user of a publicly owned treatment system, when requested by the Director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, shall furnish to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality any information that is relevant to the subject of this chapter. The owner or operator shall establish and maintain such records, make such reports, install, use, and maintain such monitoring equipment or methods, including, when appropriate, biological monitoring methods, sample such effluents, and provide such other information as the director may reasonably require.

(b) The department or any authorized employee or agent of the department may examine and copy any book, papers, records, or memoranda pertaining to the operation of a disposal system.

(c) Whenever it shall be necessary for the purpose of this chapter, the department or any authorized member, employee, or agent of the department may enter upon any public or private property for the purpose of obtaining information or conducting surveys or investigations.