The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission was first established in 1949 as part of the Arkansas Water Pollution Control Act (Act 472 of 1949).
Since that time, the Commission has undergone significant changes — including reorganizations in 1991, 2019 and 2023. The Commission's powers and duties are enumerated in Ark. Code Ann. § 8-4-201(b).
Though the Commission and the Division of Environmental Quality work closely, each is distinctly different.
The Commission is comprised of seven (7) members, three (3) representing state agencies and four (4) appointed by the Governor. The three (3) agency representatives are directors - or their designee - of the:
• Arkansas Department of Health
• Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
• Arkansas Department of Agriculture
The four (4) other members of the Commission represent each of the four congressional districts in the state.
Division of Environmental Quality Director and Chief Administrator of Environment
Associate Environment Administrator, Division of Environmental Quality
Associate Director, Office of Water Quality
Enterprise Services Director, Enterprise Services
Associate Director, Office of Air Quality
Associate Director, Office of Land Resources
District 2 (Chair)
State Agency Designee
District 1
District 3
State Agency Deputy Director
Cabinet Secretary
If you are reporting a spill, leak, geohazard event, release of petroleum products, hazardous materials, or gases that requires an immediate emergency response, please call the:
Arkansas Division of Emergency Management
800-322-4012
Then contact the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment:
E&E Emergency Management
501-682-0716
If after hours, please leave a message. Your call will be returned.
