Through its offices of air quality, land resources, and water quality, the Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is charged with protecting, enhancing, and restoring Arkansas’s environment. Much of DEQ’s work is accomplished by inspectors, geologists, and engineers who work and live in communities throughout Arkansas. This means our staff have a thorough understanding of the areas they serve and have the added incentive to care for the places where they and their families live and work.
As the Interim Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Director and Chief Administrator of the Environment for the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment, Bailey Taylor has statutory signatory authority for Arkansas’s thirteen federally delegated environmental programs.
Prior to this interim role, Bailey served as the interim associate director of the Office of Land Resources and deputy associate director of the Office of Water Quality for E&E’s Division of Environmental Quality. Bailey earned a Bachelor of Science in environmental science from the University of Central Arkansas. After graduating, she spent five years as an environmental scientist on a toxicology emergency response team for incidents across North America. Since joining E&E, Bailey has served in each of the three technical offices: Air, Land, and Water.
Interim 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
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.
NOTE: Giving us your name, address, phone number, and/or email address is optional. Please note that your information, including your voluntary contact information, questions, or comments, becomes public record subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.
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